Agbado Revolution: Use agriculture to drive national development, Nigerian farmers tell Tinubu

Maize (Corn)

Cassava

Vegetables

Nigeria

Published May 26, 2023

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Agbado Revolution’: Use agriculture to drive national devt, Nigerian farmers tell Tinubu

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Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja Ahead of his inauguration next Monday, Nigerian farmers on Thursday converged on the nation’s capital, Abuja, with a call on the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to walk his pre-election talk regarding the use of Agriculture, specifically Maize (Agbado) and Cassava to drive national development. A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC and Secretary of the Directorate of Agro and Commodities at the defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council PCC, Retson Tedheke gave the charge alongside other farmers at a pre-inauguration get-together organized by the BATKASH National Farmers Forum at the Unity Fountain in Abuja. According to Tedheke, it has become very urgent to focus on Agriculture. He said; “Farmers all over the country are here to celebrate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and to prepare for the inauguration on Monday. The BATKASH National Farmers’ Forum and Agro Commodities Directorate organized the programme “We want prove that Agriculture is how we ...

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