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HERE. are hopes thai agriculture will creale mtHe jobs than uny other sector eng 19ing people in gainful acth'ilies ITom the grassroots to urban ct.Of1lres. (ftn 3.5 million jobs are laf!!eted, accordmg to Mmisler of Agriculture Dr Akinwumi Aal'Sm3 11le focus is to ensure food security. reduce expendJture of fore:.gn E'llrnange on food imports, diversify the economY'Jenerate fon.i$n c)(chan6E' an create job!. he said, highlighting the prospects o f the Federal Govern-
By Ogoehukwu tkeJe ,'genda Under the pl,an, Ihe Goodlu(k lonathan adnllm&trollion. workIng in cnn]unction with the stales, IS fOCUSing on food and cash crops, <;c-eking to increase their productIOn. Adeo;ina has taken tht> agenda round the cOllnlr)' In Ogun State, he warned against hijacking fertilizers meant for farmers. saying the Federal Govc.mmc.nt has ensured that such {ann inputs get 10 (ann+
ers directly, rather Ihan merc hants who sell Ihem al huge profits to Ihe gwwers Adesina addressed cocoa producer'! 1/1 the Southwest, tellmg them Oml the Federal Government has worked out a plan to ensure fertilizers get to them directly In Taraba Siale, the MinISter launched improved cassava slen1.S for pL1.nting, urging farmers 10 make oplimal use of the facilities they received in order to boost food production nOlooly Ul the slale but also III the entire country. The state is Mid to have
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remarkable potentIal 1/1 ca~ rnKluction In Eklh. ""here Ad,-""ma aL....' vlsiled, Governor Kavode Favemi Nils MIN bcf('trp a cTowd an Impres~i\·e. fre~hlr harvesled bunch of cao;..<;;)\'a tubers to pro!co::l thl' stale's polentlals as well as the <lgnc reform In Anambra, such ("('11101000"" tlOn promises to enhance the planofGovemor !'eterOb! who has covered much ground in the sector ~\a
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have SUlCt' eI m,,.. od to temporary camps. TIle <;iluao If,! lIVt"I>' many 11110 drspair. nol J9"1m- it g how they will start af .,h a u r the watt'B
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But t y, 1'1" plid ",f til(' pt'Opie has [ I t>y ~ OVCfnnw of till'" River i l"I'lh. noodlod ,md ronunlle5 to. lit Tn Ihons of N,genMl.~ In • st ,1/ 'I.. The flood 1 1\ l'4:h N!gan in Anambra 1abc~ lhree weeks ago, is yet I );IIJ.~ mono commUnilies ar >eli 8 ~ubmerged dady, indud, iU'I~' -dustria.i d~ Inct III the mil. dal ci ty of OmtsM .s 11 rbour IndusIriaI layOUI_ The Slale I'eler (It" Ilad virhlall, '101 II od 10 Ihe alft'ded areas , rdt r I l'OSure tllat no life IS 1o!<1' tho ,-o;asteT Some of • "'fI .4!'fllal!ve5 of the people I h aliI'" slale ,md national If' ~; a I olher C(ln~or slid ,taleh.1d VISlied and pro 1 ed ~ ief materials for the a(feet 1m' Prominen 1m",; them .He Sena tors A y IJ~.lI, Margery I, l ct e Ekwunife, Okadlgbo,
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Succour for Anambra flood victims • Sena tor sends relief
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womall leader of the Peoples Dernocrallc Parlv (PDP) l..!dv Anlhonia Nwnnkwu alUid nol C'IJn5OIe her £he llarbour lndu.o;tria] l..!)'tMlI thdl hlu-es uver 39 bil? firms in the comTnnnal oly of OI1ll'lha IS sub~'-"'I bv watl""l", I"\'en as ownt"1"ii of the ilfr~led compames are counlmg U"-'lr lo~"i"S which run Into trillions of rtillr,l
The subml"rgmg of Ihl" Ilarbuur Industrial uyuul. ocrording to the Group Chief Executive of Krisoral Group of Companies. Oranu
Chldume. ha' afftcted more th<ln
!.OOO w('rkeB ~hlllg the I.IM' of ril .... malrr'i· oils i\.5 enonnou~, hf' said il was too
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&nordl, .... ho wil.'1llvCfwhelmt.od by thequ;<iillum uf dampSe in the indusIrllli area, Siud "This is the tmll'" fur th~ wralthy men and women in Anambra St.lte 10 !lhtJW
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Knsoral Company was amung the goUlg~lIlauguralc..l b~~-
denl GoodllJdc Jonalhan over a month ilgo dunng his one-day vislI 10 the SI:ilI~ Proffering some long-term mea.~ ures 10 iI\'oid £WW'l' oo::UI'T't'r>Cl". Senator Emordi stresMd the need fOf the Federal Govemment 10 carry OUI proper dred~ing of Ull' Ri\'er Ni~ She added that if rroper drec1gmg of lhe Rh..-:r Ni~ lVi\!i ClIrried oul, the disaster "'Olddn'l have been this horrifying She said ~ It is Important thdl ttus
~hveer F~1e":a:S ~::::~rhl:.., slarted talkmg aboul It We hope thai very soon. these thmgs will bt! in the trash can of history ~I would wanl O'Ivni""I'" of lheo;e compal1lcs 10 exrru.o;e palJenct' becal1St' "iOmctnmg must be worked out after this floodingR Allhe Bishup Crowttv.>r Primary School In Onttsha North Local G.wemm"'TI1 Area, Emordi broke down in te,,"lI~ain as'll\(' O;;\W{)\'I.'!" l,(XXJ flood Vlcb.ms from Anambr<l East LOG" Gcw('mlTl('1'"ll Al'I'a who - Continued on t'''g".&6