The
Youth Alliance Movement of Nigeria (YAMON) South –West zone, has called on the
incoming administration led by General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) to give priority
attention to provision of electricity and infrastructural development to boost
economic prosperity of the country, NaijaAgroNet reports.
Comrade Akanni Michael, the national
president of the group, outlined areas they hope could transform the country if
well harnessed in a press briefing held at the weekend in Lagos. He said that the
incoming administration must revamp the power and agricultural sectors as well
as encourage industrialization.
In his words, NaijaAgroNet gathered, “Generate,
transmit and distribute from current 5,000 – 6,000 MW to, at least, 15,000 MW
of electricity by 2020 and increasing to 50,000MW by 2025 with a view to
achieving uninterrupted power supply by 2025 whilst simultaneously ensuring
development of sustainable, renewable energy.”
“A cue could be taken from the Food
Corporation of India, which has played a significant role in transforming the
Indian food economy. It operates through a country- wide network of
institutions and infrastructures at the zonal, regional and district level.
Nigerians should consider only those leaders who pay special attention to the
following aspects of agricultural development.”
“This can be achieved by application
of modern and indigenous technologies; price assurance for farm produce;
special incentives for private sector involvement; local government
involvement; construction of feeder roads; development of crop sub-sector.
He insists that “government will need to
modernize the sector and change Nigeria from being a country of self‐subsistence farmers to that of a medium, commercial scale
farming nation/producer,
NaijaAgroNet
reports.
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Nnaji/ GEE
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