Ibikunle Amosun, the former governor of Ogun and presidential candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC), has declared that if elected president, he will increase Jigawa state’s agricultural potential.
This was disclosed by Amosun during a meeting with Jigawa APC delegates in Dutse, the state capital, on Friday.
Jigawa is notable for having a large number of date palm farms.
Speaking about his goals for the state, Amosun stated that the date palm sector will be boosted, and that farmers will learn new methods and skills to help them improve productivity.
“If elected, we will make Jigawa one of the food baskets of Nigeria. We will do this by making sure that we feed Nigerians with quality date palm and provoke its exportation to West Africa,” NAN quoted him as saying.
“So, on May 29 and 30, I need your support, Jigawa delegates. I will count on your support, and even if you don’t see on those days, remember what we discussed.”
Jigawa governor Muhammad Badaru praised Amosun as a bright leader who made Ogun what it is now during his tenure as governor.
On May 5, Amosun announced his desire to run for president.
He stated that his desire was in response to requests to contribute to the development of Nigeria.
“This is to honour the historic call and duty to honour the next phase of our collective journey to national glory. It is a duty to renergise our faith in the future of country even in the face of threats to our national sovereignty by insurgents and terrorists. A duty to renew hope in our collective destiny even in the light of some doubts expressed and mobilised about our shared faith,” he had said.
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