NANS Urges Southern Governors To Invest More In Agriculture
PIC.1. FARMERS WORKING ON A RICE FARM IN ZUMBA, NIGER STATE ON SUNDAY (11/9/11). BY HENRY TYOHEMBA, Abuja The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on governors of the Southern part of Nigeria to see the blockage of food to the South by Northern traders as a wake-up call to make genuine investment in agriculture. The students’ umbrella body insisted that the South is blessed with both natural and human resources, saying the region has the capacity to feed itself. Chairman of NANS in Ogun state, Comrade Kehinde Damilola Simeon noted that, if the governors of the region are serious on genuinely investing in the agricultural sector, the South should not depend on any region for food. The student body lamented that the South recorded hardships and losses during the strike of Northern traders who deal in sales of food because the governors from the South have been paying lip services to agriculture and food production. “This is a warning signal to us. This signal ...
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