The chairman of Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NABG), Mr Sani Dangote, has said that the present expansion of the country’s agricultural sector is capable of revamping the nation’s economy.
The group’s boss, who said this at its Maiden Annual General Meeting held in Lagos, added that the surest way out of the present problem created by the dwindling oil proceeds is to diversify the nation’s economy.
Dangote, at the forum with the theme “Setting Policy Direction: Strengthening Agriculture and Agribusiness Associations, Engaging Strategic Partners and Donors” said that the agricultural industry has a lot of potential to increase the country’s earnings and provide jobs for the citizenry.
He said, “With the current low prices in oil, agriculture is inevitably the way forward for development. With the formation of the Nigeria Agribusiness Group, we now have a platform to address challenges and find solutions to issues pertaining to our industry.”
According to him, agricultural stakeholders in Nigeria lacked the presence of a unified voice prior to the inception of the NABG Associates Unlimited.
“The NABG is the brainchild of a 23-member executive leadership group headed by major players in the agro-allied sector. It was created as an organised private sector platform to lead in all matters affecting agricultural stakeholders in Nigeria through setting up of policy directions, engaging policy and decision makers in government at all levels and forging strategic partnerships with public and private sector groups across Africa and the world,” Dangote added.
Also speaking, the association’s co-ordinator, Mr Emmanuel Ijewere, lauded every partner who contributed to the formation of the association.
Also speaking, the association’s co-ordinator, Mr Emmanuel Ijewere, lauded every partner who contributed to the formation of the association.
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