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FG to compensate farmers affected by flooding

FG to compensate farmers affected by flooding 

BTS MEDIA 
December 1,2018 

President Mohammandu Buhari has said the Federal Government has approved compensation for farmers and fishermen affected by flood.
The President in his message to the Nigeria Agip Oil Company joint venture partner’s 22nd annual farmer’s day celebration in Yenegoa, Bayelsa State, said modalities for the compensation packages were in the final stage and would soon be implemented.
Buhari, whose message was broadcast to the farmers and guests at the event, urged Nigerians to embrace his administration’s agricultural revolution.
He noted that Nigeria cannot continue importing food when blessed with abundant land for agriculture.
Calling on youths to participate actively in the agricultural revolution, the President said the theme of this year’s event “Youths: Agent for agricultural Development in the Niger Delta’, was apt, as the nation matches towards food sufficiency.
He said, “We must all stay focused on this path. Active participation in agriculture is our patriotic duty. Its success will create millions of jobs for many generations to come.
“We cannot afford to live on a mono-product economy, relying only on oil as our mainstay. We cannot continue feeding ourselves with imported food when God has blessed us with bountiful resources.’’
Earlier in his address, the Chairman, NAOC, Guido Brusco, expressed joy that the seed planted by the company 31 years ago had grown into an annual programme gathering stakeholders from all walks of life.
Also speaking, the Vice Chairman/Managing Director, NAOC, Lorenzo Fiorillio, said the theme for the event was carefully chosen because of the company’s numerous projects geared towards empowering youths in the region.

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