Vanguard (Lagos)
28 August 2008
NIGERIA is now ranked the world's highest producer of cassava with a production capacity of 40 million metric tonnes.
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IN THE SOUTH EASTERN NIGERIA,CASAVA PRODUCTION IS THE HOBBY OF THE RURAL WOMEN. NOW THAT US GOVT.HAS MADE AVAILABLE TO NIGERIA,THE SOME OF $700 MILLION TO FACE THE GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS,I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THIS FUND BE GIVEN TO RURAL FOOD PRODUCERS IN ALL THE LGAs AS A NON INTEREST LOAN TO BOOST FOOD PRODUCTION.VERY SOON THE MONEY WILL DISAPPEAR INTO UNKNOWN POCKET IN THE GUISE OF SPONSORING MECHANIZED AGRICULTURE WHICH WILL NEVER SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY.
Thanks to President Obasanjo, lets not forget that and what would have been our lot had we allowed him to continue his reform policies beyond 2007. Nigerians have an unsurpassed capacity to always grab defeat from the jaws of victory. If Nigeria were a baby comfortably tucked in a gilded bed with pillows and downers, the baby will always find its way back naked on the dirt, cold floor. You deserve what you pray for - inept and corrupt govt.