2023: Former Transportation Minister promises to prioritise agriculture, industrialisation

Former Minister of Transportation and Presidential aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rotomi Amaechi, says that agriculture, industrialization, are his top priority in diversifying Nigeria’s economy.

He noted that this would in turn create more jobs for the teeming youths and an enabling environment for business to thrive.

The presidential aspirant stated this during a meeting with Nasarawa State All Progressives Congress (APC) statutory delegates in Lafia the state capital.

Amaechi stressed that it is time to change the nation’s economy by diversifying to agriculture, building industries; manufacture and processing industries, and also increase fabrication and production.

According to him, “focusing on agriculture, and creation of industries, that’s manufacture and processing industries would be my priority,

“ having a poultry farm and turning it into a commercial farm that produces and processed your chickens, would create job opportunities to others that will work in that farm”, he said.

The APC Presidential aspirant, further said Nigeria needed a president who has the capacity, tested and trusted to navigate the country into a prosperous nation.

“I served in several capacities; two governor of Rivers state, Minister of Transport and did excellently in the delivery of services to the Rivers and the country, I want to replicate same even more,” he added.

Speaking, Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule, represented by his Deputy Dr Emmanuel Akabe, described Amaechi as tested and trusted person judging by his records on performance in various offices he had occupied in the country.

He said if chosen by the party via the primaries, Nigerians and Nasarawa people will give him the maximum support needed to win the election come 2023.

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