President Goodluck Jonathan encouraged youths of the nation to participate in the agricultural sector which can help them become private jet owners.
He said this while addressing the 19th Nigerian Economic Summit, on Tuesday, September 3.
The President praised the young people who have started to think of agriculture not as of a “poverty-alleviation programme” but as of a tool that “can make you have your own private jet.”
Jonathan said that the summit, which gives an opportunity to discuss issues with a view to providing practical solutions, is coming at a critical time in the nation’s political history, following the launch of his administration’s mid-term report on the transformation agenda, on May 29th.
He reinstated the commitment of the government to enhance the agricultural secotr and make it the economy's driving force: “The country is more determined than ever to unlock the great potentials of agriculture in order to ensure food security, create jobs and generate wealth,” he said, adding that it is “part of our continued effort to demonstrate our drive and commitment to work with the private sector to make agriculture once again, the main stay of our economy”.
The 19th Nigerian Economic Summit currently on-going, is the third in the Goodluck Jonathan administration. The event, that is organised by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, National Planning Commission and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
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