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| President Goodluck Jonathan |
President Goodluck Jonathan, today expected to host a
meeting of Nigeria’s Eminent Persons Group (EPG) on Agriculture in Geneva,
where key policy statement on agriculture transformation for the country is
expected to be taken.
The president’s spokesman Dr. Reuben Abati, who revealed
this in a tweet, added that the EPG will advise the president on actions and
provide a global platform that would encourage investment into the agricultural
sector.
He also revealed that key global leaders including chairman
of Microsoft, Bill Gates, former United Nations secretary-general, Kofi Annan, president
of the African Development Bank D. Kaberuka, Mr. K. Nwanze, M Abu-Ghazaleh
among others, backed Jonathan’s Agricultural Transformation Agenda.
Abati quoted the President Jonathan as saying: “I am
confident dat with the support of private sector and donor community, Nigeria’s
agriculture will further drive economic growth."
He said: “President Jonathan, today hosted the first meeting
of Nigeria’s new Eminent Persons Group (EPG) on Agriculture in Geneva.
“Global Leaders Back Nigeria’s Agricultural Transformation
Agenda: Bill Gates, Kofi Annan, D. Kaberuka, K. Nwanze, M. Abu-Ghazaleh etc.
“The EPG will advise on actions & provide a global
platform for encouraging investment in Nigeria’s growing agricultural sector.
“Transforming the agricultural sector is key to Nigeria’s
strategy for growth & is driven under the new Agricultural Transformation
Agenda.
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