HRM Eze Sir Innocent Nwaigwe Recommends Return to Farming as Part of Solutions to High Cost of Food
HRM Eze Sir Innocent Nwaigwe Recommends Return to Farming as Part of Solutions to High Cost of Food
… Urges Patience with Govt
Chairman Umuahia North Council of traditional rulers, Eze Sir Innocent Adiele Nwaigwe has stated that the current economic hardship experienced across the country is exacerbated by the longtime neglect of agriculture especially by individual citizens and urged everyone to return to farming for food sufficiency.
He stated that the State was making plans to cushon the effect on citizens through the planned establishment of a Bulk Purchase Agency, as a short term measure while affirming that a concerted and deliberate commitment to farming by everyone will enhance food sufficiency and prevent a recurrence of the economic crisis.
The traditional ruler stated these in an exclusive interview.
He noted that the solution to the current economic hardship is beyond trading blames, but requires a readjustment of life styles especially to accomodate farming, irrespective of the available size of land for an individual.
Eze Nwaigwe acknowledged that the hardship is not an automatic occurrence but a result of long time neglect of things that should have been done and the doing of things that shouldn’t have been done, stressing that it was time that everyone returns to farming.
He appealed to everyone to exercise more patience with government and to continue to pray for leaders in different positions of authority as commanded in the holy book.
He noted that with his position currently will motivate him to do more for the Christian community and urged Nigerians to continue to pray for the Abia State and for the country in general.
