The Speaker Imo state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Uwajumogu, has restated his commitment to supporting Okigwe youths who are interested in agriculture to create employment and intensify focus on the sector in order to produce raw materials and food for the nation?s teaming population if elected.
Uwajumogu who stated this while addressing news men during his tour of major agricultural sites in the area, regretted the present day youths, lack of interest in agriculture, which he attributed to the inability of past elected representatives from the zone to leverage ideas and modern techniques to rekindle peoples interest by reducing the difficulties associated with farming and other agricultural activities to create employment for the teaming youths and achieve economic transformation through agriculture for the zone.
He said that if he is elected to represent the zone in the upper legislative arm of the National Assembly, he will through his ??Agricultural Entrepreneurship Program?? offer technical and financial assistance to farmers, youths who are interested in agriculture, including members of the National Youth Service Corps(NYSC) and women.
??The idea is to use commercialized agriculture as a platform to unlocking job opportunities and further empower by ensuring that Okigwe people who are interested in agriculture have the core competence and the knowledge base to appropriately deal with issues affecting advanced commercialized agriculture. The ?? Uawajumogu Agricultural Entrepreneurship Program?? will partner with the government and other relevant organizations across Nigeria to unlock opportunities in the agricultural sector??. He said.
Uwajumogu further stated that, Okigwe, being a zone with a flowing river that cut across its six local government areas , fertile land that could grow all kinds of plant, including rice, is full of opportunities waiting for investors to tap from.
He added that what is needed to further transform the zone from its current economic situation is visionary leadership, selflessness, political experience and courage.
Source:?Emeka Ahaneku
