Many investors know what the Nigerian market size can do to their business (profit wise), if they come down to Nigeria.
But they cannot risk coming to Nigeria because of the prevailing situation of insecurity.
Do you know any right-thinking businessman that will invest in a place where insecurity is prevalent?
As laudable as President Bola Tinubu’s campaign tour to woo investors around the world is, bringing investment to Nigeria requires a good understanding of the situation of things.
Particularly, for those in the agricultural sector, who can see what insurgents are doing to the natives.
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Therefore, to move forward as a country with an ailing economy that needs to rise up like yesterday.
The government must tackle insecurity as soon as possible.
There are many reasons why the government of Nigeria should tackle insecurity and we will take a look at a few of them.
Food Inflation Palava
Food inflation has become a major problem. The price of food stuff is on a fast increase in Nigeria.
This is because farmers in the Northern region have been dispossessed of their lands by insurgents.
The ripple effect is that there is not much food in circulation, while the price of the little available has been hiked by the sellers.
Farmers Are Migrating
Farmers who struggle or are stubborn over their lands, lose their lives in the hands of these insurgents.
So others learn from this experience and migrate elsewhere. Sadly, they might not be able to farm where they have moved to, if they have no land to farm on.
Farmers Need To Be Safe
Those who farm and produce food for the nation need to be safe to be able to do what they do best.
Agriculture is one of the highest contributors to the nation’s economy, as such, farmers safety should be prioritised by the government.
Construct Good Roads And Provide Security
Security of life and property is the responsibility of those in governance. T
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One of the reasons food prices are also high is poor road network.
There is so much benefit that can be derived from good motorable roads in communities.
experts are of the opinion that it will reduce the amount of time spent traveling that can also lead to the little harvested crops going bad.
