The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji
Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar
III, has noted that Nigerians
are really experiencing
difficult times occasioned by
the global financial crunch,
hence the need for the
people to go back to farming
as a way out of the current
hardship.
Speaking in a Sallah message
to the Muslim Ummah in his
palace in Sokoto on
Wednesday, the monarch
said Nigeria has been
endowed with vast arable
land,with each region having
its own peculiar comparative
advantage and as such the
country has no business with
importation of food.
“Farming is our main source
of livelihood in the North. We
should go back to the farms
and engage in both rainy and
dry season farming. With
this, we can produce
adequate food to be locally
self-sufficient and even
export the surplus,” he said.
While commending President
Muhammadu Buhari and
Sokoto state government for
their efforts to revamp the
agricultural sector, Abubakar
said, “These efforts will help
in further reducing poverty
and unemployment, as well
as boost the nation’s
revenue.
“Premium should also be
placed on the welfare of
Nigerians and security,while
we should all regard security
as a collective
responsibility.”
He condemned the recent
blast close to the Holy
Mosque of Prophet
Muhammad in Medina, Saudi
Arabia, insisting that Islam
abhors all forms of violence.
“Islam is a religion of peace
and it preaches peace and
unity. Violence breeds only
breeds violence and
underdevelopment. It is only
the bad eggs among the
Muslims who are perpetrating
such heinous acts,” he said.
The Sultan further called on
parents in the country to
enrol their children in
schools to acquire both
western and religious
education.

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