Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has said God will not be merciful to Nigerians if they should abandon agriculture for oil.
Lokpobiri said this, recently, at the restructuring and recapitalisation of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), in Abuja.
The minister, who cited Belgium and Norway as countries that are raking in billions of dollars from agriculture export, further urged Nigerians to deepen their interest in farming, and also, cash in on the recapitalisation of BOA; to expand agriculture.
Said Lokpobiri: “It is an opportunity we have as Nigerians to buy shares in BOA and have opportunities to truly access funding. Recently, the Minister of Belgium in charge of food and environment came here and we were comparing notes. Read more