Acting President Yemi Osinbajo |
He was speaking at
the Niger State Investment Summit tagged "Truly Niger" with the theme,
"Impact Investing for Advancing Agricultural Economy and Innovation" in
Minna yesterday.
"With 10 per cent
of Nigeria's total land mass, 80 per cent of which is arable, Niger
state symbolises the hope and greatness of Nigeria and has potential to
feed the continent," the acting president said.
Osinbajo also said
with three major dams and a couple of small ones, the state is better
positioned to drive the diversification of Nigeria's revenue sources
through agriculture.
The acting
president reiterated that agriculture was a sure way of diversifying
Nigeria's economy and ensuring food security as well as improving her
foreign exchange earnings.
"The fundamental
for the sustainable growth of Nigeria is not in the hydro-carbon
industry but in agriculture," he said, adding that Niger State would
provide the necessary springboard to realizing this dream.
He said the summit
was an appropriate platform for showcasing these huge resources to the
world so that investors could take advantage of the many opportunities
that abound.
Osinbajo said other measures that would attract investments to the state include power, rural road networks and markets.
He said the
proximity to Abuja was an opportunity to make the state an industrial
hub, while also tapping into renewable energy to complement the existing
hydro power as power sources.
He said the federal
government would collaborate with the state in intervening in federal
government projects and institutions such as Kainji National Parks as a
veritable tourists' attraction, among others.
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