Wake Up Northern Nigeria, Develop the Agricultural Sector

Majority of the people in Northern Nigeria are Farmers. When you invest and modernize the Agricultural sector, you create wealth, empower and enrich the people. With that people have enough funds to live a decent life. Millions will be taken out of the extreme poverty bracket. Sadly, today Northern Nigeria is the extreme poverty capital of the whole world.

Two years ago I made a personal research on Tomato � production in Kano State. I discovered that with proper planning, modernization and execution Kano State can become the biggest exporter of Tomato paste in Africa. Before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iran was a net importer of Tomato paste but today Iran is an exporter of Tomato paste. What happened? Proper planning and execution.

My state, Niger state, has fertile and arable land for rice cultivation that can feed the whole of Nigeria and export to other African countries. But what is happening? Our people are still using the farming implements that our Ancestors used more than 300 years ago.

Adamawa state has a lot of cattles. Why can't the Adamawa state government assisted by the Federal Government + the rich people of that state invest in Animal husbandry? Why can't Adamawa state become the Netherland of Africa with diary products?

Plateau state has rich arable land. Who has seen the Irish potato � of Plateau State? But the citizens there are busy hating themselves and killing each other. Muslims killing Christians, Christians killing Muslims. Neighbors killing Neighbors! Brothers and Sisters killing each other.

At least every state in the North should pick one or two products in the Agricultural sector to develop and create wealth for our people. #NB: Sadly, we have extremely wicked and corrupt leaders. Shameless Crooks that are useless to themselves and the North.

The Agricultural potential in Northern Nigeria is huge, very huge! Other countries have done it, other countries are doing it, what is stopping us from learning from them?

Our leaders are this useless that they can not plan and create wealth for their people? Should we allow our fault lines of tribe, religion and sect make us destroy ourselves and region? Are we this brainless and barbaric? Do we want our children to grow up as sworn enemies? Was it how our Parents grew up?

On a final note, the earlier the North #WakeUp from this deep slumber the better for all of us. We can not continue like this. Yes, we can not continue like this!!!

#FreeNorth

Harun Elbinawi
elbinawi@yahoo.com
Elbinawi.

Who taught Almajari how to read and write? You better go and join your fellow bandits. But note, we are waiting for you and ready to give you multiples of whatever you bring. If you bring peace, we will send you back in peace because we do not want to associate with you blood suckers again. However, if you come with trouble, we will chase you far away from Nigeria's borders and deep inside the Red Sea.