By Nneka Nwogwugwu
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono has assured the Nasarawa state government that the Ministry will support the state in the dualization of some of its rural roads.
Nanono further stated that the project will ease movement of agricultural produce.
The Minister made this known during a courtesy visit by the Governor of Nasarawa state, Engr. Abdullahi Sule, in Abuja.
A statement by the Ministry on Thursday, February 18, noted that the dualization will create a measure that will attract more investors, fast track agricultural development and increase food production in the state.
Nanono also commended the vast and enormous agricultural potentials in the state, saying that if harnessed, would advance job and wealth creation opportunities especially for the teaming youth in the state and also boost the nation’s economic growth.
Nanono said that the Federal Government will sustain it’s collaboration with the state to reposition it as a major industrial state that would employ well over 30,000 youths across the state.
Nanono said that the state is key to the agricultural development of the country because of its vast agricultural potentials.
“You can virtually grow anything in Nasarawa State from maize to rice to sugarcane etc, the state holds the future for a strong agricultural, and industrial sector revolution”, he said.
In his remarks, Gov Sule, solicited the support of the Federal Government to pilot the dualization and construction of some rural roads across the state.
He also appealed for the inclusion of the state in the Rural Access and the Agricultural Marketing Project (RAMP) because of it’s proximity to the Federal Capital Territory.