Buhari urges Niger Deltans to embrace agriculture, shun vandalism of oil facilities ON NOVEMBER 20, 201610:26 PMIN NEWSCOMMENTS Yenagoa – President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday appealed to the people of the Niger Delta to embrace peace and focus on agriculture for sustainable economic development and wealth creation.

made the appeal at the 20th Anniversary of Nigerian Agip Oil Company’s Green River Project Farmers Day, held at the Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall in Yenagoa.

The president urged them to take advantage of the huge potential in agriculture and stop the destruction of oil and gas pipelines, which only served to destroy the country’s ecosystem and economy. The president was represented at the occasion by the Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri.

President Buhari He commended the unrelenting efforts of the Nigerian Agip Oil Company, who he said had proved that oil production and agriculture can coexist. “They have for the past 29 years supported their host communities to focus on agriculture through the Green River Project, a corporate social responsibility initiative which has resulted in sustainable development in these communities.

“I appeal to the people of the Niger Delta region to embrace peace and focus on agriculture for sustainable economic development and wealth creation.

“I urge you to take advantage of the huge potential in agriculture and stop the destruction of oil and gas pipelines which only serve to destroy our ecosystem and economy. “The present administration is committed to doing everything possible to support Niger Delta to achieve their potential in agriculture which is far more than its endowments in oil and gas,” Buhari said. Buhari said the focus of his administration was to redirect attention to agriculture in its entirety and empower Nigerians in a productive and sustainable manner.

He said the process entailed treating agriculture as a business to create wealth and provide employment. According to him, it also involved taking the country from being an import dependent country to a self – sufficient nation, with surplus for export to earn foreign exchange.

The president noted that Nigeria spent an average of $22billion annually on wheat, rice, sugar and fish imports. Buhari said that Nigeria had an estimated 84 million hectares of arable land with an estimated 10 per cent only being optimally utilised. He said there was an abundance of land available for cultivation to meet the demand of about 170 million consumers in the Nigerian domestic market and the entire West Africa sub region. The Managing Director and Vice Chairman of Agip, Mr Massimo Insulla, said it was significant to choose the theme Sustainable Farming for Sustainability for the milestone celebration.

“This is to underscore the achievements of the Green River Project over the years, in terms of the important roles it is playing in the livelihood and sustenance of many families. “The opportunities it provides for youths and women empowerment and as a model for sustainable socio-economic development. “It has also become a vehicle for positive engagement and collaboration with communities and host governments, such as we are having here today.

“I am therefore pleased that NAOC Green River Project’s Farmers Day celebration is being held for the first time, in a different location, and in Bayelsa,” he said. Insulla expressed gratitude to Bayelsa Governor Seriake Dickson, for accepting to host NAOC Green River Project’s Farmers and other farmers from Delta, Imo and Rivers states. Prof. Humphrey Ogon, Vice Chancellor, Niger Delta University, Amassoma, said the programme was timely and is commendable considering the economic situation of the country. Ogon said that the benefits included improving the livelihood of farmers in the region, food security and creation of employment.

“I will therefore use this opportunity to unveil a new relationship between Niger Delta University and the Green River Project for our mutual benefit in the area of collaborative research. “Currently NDU operates a research farm and is developing integrated farm, which frame work is a perfect platform for such research collaboration,” he said.

The occasion, with the theme, ‘Sustainable Farming for Sustainability’, had in attendance representatives of host governors of Bayelsa, Rivers, Delta and Imo states.

Others were General Manager, District of Agip, Mr Marco Rotondi; former Military Governor of old Rivers, King Alfred Diete-Spiff, among others dignitaries. |

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/11/buhari-urges-niger-deltans-embrace-agriculture-shun-vandalism-oil-facilities/

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Agriculture on polluted soil, water

Baba the real Niger deltans are behind you

Amen hi will flog the E-– rats and wailers to follow you

They can only rant online

Gen brutal will do the needful for the unscrupulous elements

Ayiri emami is the leader recognized over there

God bless Niger delta

God bless muhammadu buhari

God bless federal republic of Nigeria

Yeah..
An average Igbo guy will just be humble, patiently serve his Oga for years with an aim of becoming an Oga one day. But my most Niger delta youths always talk about "OUR OIL".. Come is that your AMBITION? That is why we don't have militants in the south East or something like Boko haram. Who has that time? Go to Alaba.. Check the entertainment industry.. Production sector etc.
Please come out from the creeks and do something better with your life.
The oil was there before you came and will still remain after you go..
You have been fighting for oil for a long time and now Innoson is producing cars..
You will still remain in the creeks fighting for this same oil till Innoson starts producing Aeroplanes..
Count your teeth with your tongue..

Baba the real Niger deltans are behind you

Amaechi will flog the E-– rats and wailers to follow you

They can only rant online

Gen brutal will do the needful for the unscrupulous elements

Ayiri emami is the leader recognized over there

God bless Niger delta

God bless muhammadu buhari

God bless federal republic of Nigeria

Hmmm

amuijiji:
Agriculture on polluted soil, water

Abi nah buhari cause am

All the hailing and praising of the Niger delta avengers

This is the side effects of the outcome of e- rat & wailers (enemies of the nation)

amuijiji:
Agriculture on polluted soil, water

I dont know oh! Amnesty empowered those guys with skill acquisition programmes within and outside naija.I thought his administration will do same...

I think this man is making sense... but wait,where the land dey for agricultural activities?..the small land wey dey,them don use oil spoil am...if I say this man is stupid now what will some people say...?...anyway make I just insult am for inside my mind...

ever811:
I think this man is making sense... but wait,where the land dey for agricultural activities?..the small land wey dey,them don use oil spoil am...if I say this man is stupid now what will some people say...?...anyway make I just insult am for inside my mind...

You better key into the words of an elder

It will help you to be prosperous

ever811:
I think this man is making sense... but wait,where the land dey for agricultural activities?..the small land wey dey,them don use oil spoil am...if I say this man is stupid now what will some people say...?...anyway make I just insult am for inside my mind...

why lying. Land boku for delta but laziness de worry dem

Why you no tell your children wey graduate from obodo oyinbo to go into agriculture?Abi na you go chose their destiny?

mikolo80:
why lying. Land boku for delta but laziness de worry dem

Make buhari children go start agriculture first.

Love Machine:
Why you no tell your children wey graduate from obodo oyinbo to go into agriculture?Abi na you go chose their destiny?

Trying to educate you

It's a suggestion it's not a must you take it

blackCITIZEN:
Yeah..
An average Igbo guy will just be humble, patiently serve his Oga for years with an aim of becoming an Oga one day. But my most Niger delta youths always talk about "OUR OIL".. Come is that your AMBITION? That is why we don't have militants in the south East or something like Boko haram. Who has that time? Go to Alaba.. Check the entertainment industry.. Production sector etc.
Please come out from the creeks and do something better with your life.
The oil was there before you came and will still remain after you go..
You have been fighting for oil for a long time and now Innoson is producing cars..
You will still remain in the creeks fighting for this same oil till Innoson starts producing Aeroplanes..
Count your teeth with your tongue..

So make we dey fold our hands make atiku,ibb,abdusalami abubakar dey hijack oil blocs in our land abi? Na day oil sure pass abeggggg.

sarrki:


Trying to educate you

It's a suggestion it's not a must you take it

Charity begins at home.

Igbos/Anambra Are Indeed Doing Great... Even without d presence of fed.gov

Rigolas:
Igbos/Anambra Are Indeed Doing Great... Even without d presence of fed.gov

What's wrong with you. This pic looks like Jakande around Lekki lagos.

sarrki:


Abi nah buhari cause am

All the hailing and praising of the Niger delta avengers

This is the side effects of the outcome of e- rat & wailers (enemies of the nation)

Sometimes u should task ur brain, its not fancy..

Oil spill nd Gas flaring ve been a challenge for decades, how old is Niger Delta Avengers

progress69:


What's wrong with you. This pic looks like Jakande around Lekki lagos.

Jakande ko Ikpunde nii...

That is onitsha sir.

How i wish God can just remove every mineral resources from this nation, then everybody will be up and doing and looting will be minima...... Oyel yaf destroy nigeria since 13B.C

How i wish God can just remove every mineral resources from this nation, then everybody will be up and doing and looting will be minimal...... Oyel yaf destroy nigeria since 13B.C

Love Machine:
Make buhari children go start agriculture first.

no compare yourself with dem. Who go lose pass na in we suppose de think. They've fought for their chudren future, now it's time for us to fight for our chudren otherwise in 30 years we will be rigmaroling no the same spot comparing our children to their grand children

sarrki:
Baba the real Niger deltans are behind you

Amaechi will flog the E-– rats and wailers to follow you

They can only rant online

Gen brutal will do the needful for the unscrupulous elements

Ayiri emami is the leader recognized over there

God bless Niger delta

God bless muhammadu buhari

God bless federal republic of Nigeria

Has Buhari told his brothers to give up the NigerDelta oil wells they illegally acquired

[size=13pt]Imagine the insult!
After he destroyed our Rivers and land with oil exploration and extraction, he wants us to grow food on oil soaked soil.

While those in Katsina without anything done to their land, abandoned farming decades ago and came to the Niger delta to steal other peoples wealth.[/size]

amuijiji:


Jakande ko Ikpunde nii...

That is onitsha sir.

I am tellng u, so will know that there is nothing in this pic

Niger deltans should focus on oil while northerners focus on their oil?

This Buhari self, na wah o!

You are wasting billions of niger delta oil money to explore oil in the north and same time advising Niger delta to focus on Agriculture. If I may ask, on which land please? The ones that you and multi National Oil companies continue to degrade?

It shall not be well with who so ever has a hand in you becoming a president.

Focus on agriculture while they the northerners continue to enrich their pockets with Niger Delta oil






Monkey they work,babu they chop






Farm on what land self,land that they have polluted?

sarrki:
Baba, we a*b*o*k*i*s are solidly behind you.

The lizard of ubima will remain royal to you will on self imposed exile.

I can only mumu online

Gen buruntashi will continue with his illegal oil refining activities in Niger delta.

Ayiri emami is the recognize leader of sea pirates and militants.

God bless Niger delta

Thunder fire general muhammadu buhari

God disintegrate federal republic of Nigeria

Fixed.

mikolo80:
no compare yourself with dem. Who go lose pass na in we suppose de think. They've fought for their chudren future, now it's time for us to fight for our chudren otherwise in 30 years we will be rigmaroling no the same spot comparing our children to their grand children

They have the same right as me.