Sèyí Mákindé, Governor of Oyo State has declared that it is a big shame that Nigeria cannot feed itself.
He said this while receiving National Executive Members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) led by its President, Chris Iziguzo on Thursday in Ibadan, the state capital.
Makinde was invested as Grand Patron of NUJ, Oyo State Council at the meeting.
“It is a big shame for this country that we cannot feed ourselves. We should go back to those things that will allow us to bring confidence back to our people and to ensure that this country is back on the path of growth and economic progress,” he said.
“I would say that it (Supreme Court judgment) has nothing to do with us here in Oyo State because since I came in, we’ve conducted local government election twice, and for one day after we held the first election, there’s been no caretaker anywhere, we planned and gave allowance for election process to go on smoothly. So, it’s not a big problem for us.
“The issue we have is that we’re not producing enough, we’re not productive,” he concluded.
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