FG: Saraki Advises Unemployed Youths To Go To Farm

    The Chairman of Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology, Sen. Bukola Saraki, has advised unemployed youths to go into farming.

Saraki gave this advice on Wednesday in Ilorin at an interaction with some of his political associates across the state.

He said the only way to end unemployment was to introduce large scale farming, which would also guarantee food security for the country.

According to him, massive agricultural production is the only programme that will give Nigerians a brighter future.

The immediate past governor assured unemployed youths of government’s assistance and funding if they chose to farm.

According to Saraki, Nigeria is blessed with so many natural resources, particularly fertile land and good weather.

He said that people needed to take advantage of farming, saying that many neglected same and continued to search for white collar jobs that were not readily available.

“If all the youths coming out of Nigeria institutions of higher learning are properly incorporated into agricultural production within a short period of time, the country will stop importing certain items.

“My intention is to start finding ways of assisting the young graduates with funds on how to make them self reliant through agriculture so that they can also become employers of labour.”

Saraki said that with the look of things, agriculture if properly implemented, would do more in increasing Nigeria’s earnings than oil and other mineral resources.

He warned the youths against being used to create problems, saying that they must refrain from putting their lives in danger.

Saraki also urged the youth to see the security of the country and that of their communities as a collective one which must be given the required attention.

Abeg, wey my Cutlass and hoe? Na farm I see be dat ooo

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Posted: at 5-04-2012 04:00 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Easier said than done. Why doesn't he send his own children to farm for the country? Afterall, is he not supposed to have the country's interest at heart? Charity starts at home so he can start with himself and his family. No be only for mouth. A person will spend so much money to get educated and after all that investment, you tell him/her to go and farm and earn what to feed him/herself or which family? Farming indeed...selfish people.

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Posted: at 5-04-2012 06:35 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac