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V.st alt!a or r.rable land: LJdenu Is a-dt~ With vast area of ~ fOf mvest· mmt. On oor- en',n. ....-e ha\~ !ned 10 ...."ail owr.Ivts of dus opportuI'Hty, m tbe afQ. A great number ofdar windt God. II IllS infmite metacs, youths 1m; grDl:UC:S. bc:st<w.'Cd on lIS. Agnculture r.l !he At the illCeptm of my firsl nwn $DUree of mc::ome of great I~ I was confruneed by WI'1OU5 nu,onl) ortl,,' rcople oflJdenu.. We obsrKIe5 th:., """ere )'OU1h-rdakd are a rural 10011 ~nmt willi no D.nli~ acllvtues Drug addiuon. ~ ·.nwSQnmI.-alher pwate culllsm, IlI'mCl.I robbery wa-e nfl: II! Of p!bI.lC. SIIe:' my fUSl term m thl: component commumlles. olflCC, ij(nculbR: has been ~Ivcn Ull:ludmg OboUo..Mor. the COlh:il"s IltenDon In la:qq WIth our objcc- headquancrs. We Ibougbt or ..111110 ttw: 10 pcO.Jce !OOUgh food for our do. We turned 10 God dJn)Ugh the p«opIe but, !!IO!t unporuruIy, to USC: dnm:h. We arne ~ ....,tb the idea of • as a lOr cbling with Ihe mOarkmg on ~ m\utmenI m chal~~ p S!d by the army (If agricultUl"1: and skill BCq.ll!i11tm .., ~ed I... employable )"OOlhs pamoea. WI: lie happy Ihat II paid
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QboDo..MOf' CallI!: Market 1be ~ ora caulc miUkd m our capttal affonb my fII:OPIt: IIt1d the Council the lJI"IlOI1UIuly to Inke <I1lUlunal ~. I aln I vc:ten-
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canll: markd IS one of the bI~ m the Soulh East. In the mrmm. ...."C are COfl5KImng tdang IOJOI: meas~ 10 matI: brealhlng ~ fof bolh vc:hKUbr and Iunan ttafflC on IllI: Obollo-Afor potIOn or lhe Enugu Marlnudi road to malte access 10 the callie nwltd kss cumbmom<. Tht: council 15 II." c:onccrned aboul Inman hves that 1UC lost on till: highway. Our problem IS that we lad: the fl5Cal cap8Clty 10 rope WIth the chaliengl:S of dt:velopmg Obollo-Afor to as:mrlle the SUlIUS or an wban ~'fl. Ou' handJc:ap far now IS how 10 proVIde: .hcm311\'C space 10 ~Iocale sonll: orthe InIdm; domg bw;:lness along the ClJlf'CS5* way 11lc COtIOCII is conccmt:d aholll tIr -iotou5 siluabon along thc cxprl:ss......y among ~ tnIdeB VI ho arc d:1I1y bong exposed 10 acadon,
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[)inoc'~EO or ,he ..-edt:ntl Instil UI l' ur TndllSlriul !«wan;b O5bodi (FI TRO). Or: Gtoria Dcmu. has said thaI Ihl: C651\':1 ludllSlry In Niger'll hll! Ihe caPJldIY 10 eeMnllt O\w Ihtee m[J. Ii!m jobs to l"Cduu Ihl: ""'e ur Illlelllptoymml ill the OIunl ry, ~ newsmen in Lagos 00 Thursday, E1ono sud "Due 10 the \'COnomIC roclon., whtch has made II I~ r... the common man 10 haY'!: OOO\"I:IlICIlI rood 00 hIS toble Dllhe ngh-tune, pnte. qua./ily and quantity. bread has mn..ned the only staple: rood alfonbblt: to IgmaIlS. Hov;cvc:r. SI111X wheat I! 001 JlIl'Xb:ed m Nigcna. II hi!!; 10 be nnpont:d FunhCltJl(ft, Inad IS proWc:cd frOttl 100 pc7 CCIlI wheat !lour Ind. 1.'1 sum. ta.ge Il1II0I.I11 or h;wd eumr:d romp otd1lU18C is spenl every
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bread IIIrtlllU\'C most ~Iy die pr0duction or comp0511c bread Ul COlluncrCia] quantilY She Clpm58Cri lhe hope that with till: coIlccli\'C c!fort or gD'oUUment 1genctes. the transrormatlOfl agenda of tbc Pre:stdrn. Or Jonathan GoodIucIc: WIll be realtzrd In due cotIfSl:. Sill: aIsu cn,rotned the Nanonal A!RmbIy 10 give dus IlUtJabve the lI10ch needed legtslauve badong. Aa:ording 10 her. III • bid to IIdcRss the CI.AI1try·s Il1dlle depmdc:ncc on 100 wlJeal I10ur ror bn::ad makmg and othr:r confecltOnl:f)' prodocu, the Fcdrnll ~ came lip wltb!he poIkyor gJ8duaIly II'IC:I'CIlSlI1Ihe ~illlllOll or high grade ~ Hour from 10 pc7cent 10 40 pcn::tD. She aplamcd that bcr~ the introductIOn of lIDs pohcy. FtlRO had noc onl), perl'ected !hi: technology of 10 ~t I hgb QUilhl)' CassIVa Flour (IIQCF) n:hmoo 11'1 ....iIc:aI I\our but .Iso If1'ltISrtmd the tlC:(:hnoJogy to I"IlI1lC:Il)III flour millen and ~ III tbeCOOllll)'. '1ntIcal AIRObaklllg laboratory produces eomposill: (C2S'58~iJeat) btead \\hdi n sdk 10 stiff on I daily bests,.., a dcmonsttalJOn ofw I«hnicaI feasibilny and «O'1OfT)it. viability or the ~. Indeed.
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adjudgnl by all those: whoml it 10 be: of very high qualn)' 11m 15 trl Ian!Iml With lhe tllSlllUle's sensoJ)' CVlIhlatJOO report~ on ca.·~5a\';1 bread (l(Jn$wnrllon. In additIOn to bakmg brt:ad ",Tlh Ihe 10 nnd 20 per cent CIJmpO!!ltC' dlSlQva. FURO has aOO 5UtCC!l\fuJly baked varIOlI5 accepcabJe conrccboncry pndJr;t"! wilh 0\1:1' 20 pt:rcent QmaW flour locluslOn m \00 h~aIIJom. Dr Ebno also allayetllhe rear! or Nigenans ~ ing till: he:lith ImplicrulOllSof~ tion or~ .... bread gymg that II JS sare nnd does not ClUSC or Bggr.l\'i\Ie Wabttc:s as confirmed by Glyt'amc Indices study ClIITJCd 0111 on 10 and 20 per cent Ihe bread III AIRO COIlSkiering Nigma', Slatu5 1.'1 dx: laip producer ofcassava III the whole wurld. the 1nhr:m!1 Mh1lfliage5 and hc:a.Ilh IxndiIS or CM'5iloVi In floor lOr bread lllalun8 and other axtfcdioneric:s, she sud Nigenans 0\\"1: it to tbt:msdves and postenly 10 embrace ttm p0lEY, which can eJTcctivdy unIeasfl owdtpmdt:na: on II11JlCI'1I:d ...itt:aII "'.... Iloor, crcnte JObs and propel the c:ountry's OWe 10 employ cassava for nb-
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