UNESCO advises Buhari to Invest heavily on Agriculture
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), has advised the incoming administration of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari to improve the nation’s economy by investing in agriculture.
The organisation’s National Officer on Science, Osu Otu, during an interview in Abuja on Friday, made the call, saying:
“Government should invest more on agriculture research to improve the nation’s agriculture output since Nigeria is blessed with fertile lands.
“If government can boost agriculture production, the impact will translate to, among others, jobs for the jobless and improvement in economic security of the nation.
“It is obvious that science education is very important to national development; insecurity and corruption are the major problems impeding science development in Nigeria.
“There are, however, other problems like poor funding of the field, poor teaching method and nonchalant attitude of teachers to teaching of science.”
Challenging the incoming government to take on the figjt against corruption without compromise, he continued:
“There is no problem without solution; we only need to be dedicated in the pursuit of the solution. Nigerians must be ready to wage total war against corruption and it is a war that everybody needs to take part in.
“Sanctions must also be imposed on those found guilty, no matter who they are.
“Any government official found guilty of favouring anybody in admission, employment and promotion, based on ethnicity or religion should be seriously sanctioned.”