Former Governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, on Wednesday, said Nigeria can feed her citizens and even have enough to export if it invests in agriculture.
Obi stated this when he visited Mary Agro Farms in Omughu community in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State.
The farm is situated on a 500-hectares land and is owned by the Catholic Diocese of Enugu.
Obi who donated N20 million to the manager of the project said the visit reinforced his belief that Nigeria has enough land for cultivation of food that could feed the nation.
He said: “The vast land I have seen here is an assurance that we have enough land to cultivate food for ourselves, but we have lazy people, and leaders who are not investing right.
“This is what I have consistently maintained, that Nigeria can feed itself if we do the right thing. We must invest in productivity.
“We can’t have hungry people everywhere, and yet we have vast land lying uncultivated. We must start by producing what we eat. I want to tell you that if we invest right, we can get more revenue from farming than oil.”
“If we invest in production and we can start by producing what we eat, and gradually graduate to exporting to other countries.
“We can’t have hungry people everywhere, and yet we have vast land lying uncultivated. We must start by producing what we eat. I want to tell you that if we invest right, we can get more revenue from farming than oil.”