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Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has tutored President Muhamamdu Buhari-led federal government on how to boost revenue in agriculture.
Fayose, who urged the federal government to declare state of emergency while declaring open the four-day Agriculture Summit 2016.
He said, “If a nation doesn’t have a change of attitude, there is nothing like diversification. Nigeria deserves leaders not rulers. We must drop the attitude to bring people down.
“Salaries are not enough to pay workers. It is sad that the state government can’t diversify again because they are financially incapacitated. State cannot fund agriculture because they are under perpetual bailout.
“The federal government should declare a state of emergency in agriculture. Not a state of emergency that you want to remove the governor. We must use the power given to us by the constitution for the people and not against the people.”
The Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, said the government was making efforts to diversify the economy from a monolithic economy based on oil.
Ogbeh, who was represented by a Director in the ministry, Mr Kolade Oladipo, said, “A nation that cannot feed his people is a failed state. Nigeria can’t afford to be among this therefore the need to reorientate the people.”
Fayose, who urged the federal government to declare state of emergency while declaring open the four-day Agriculture Summit 2016.
He said, “If a nation doesn’t have a change of attitude, there is nothing like diversification. Nigeria deserves leaders not rulers. We must drop the attitude to bring people down.
“Salaries are not enough to pay workers. It is sad that the state government can’t diversify again because they are financially incapacitated. State cannot fund agriculture because they are under perpetual bailout.
“The federal government should declare a state of emergency in agriculture. Not a state of emergency that you want to remove the governor. We must use the power given to us by the constitution for the people and not against the people.”
The Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, said the government was making efforts to diversify the economy from a monolithic economy based on oil.
Ogbeh, who was represented by a Director in the ministry, Mr Kolade Oladipo, said, “A nation that cannot feed his people is a failed state. Nigeria can’t afford to be among this therefore the need to reorientate the people.”
