BNSG Woos Investors On Agriculture

The Benue State Gov
ernor, Gabriel Suswam, has called on investors to utilise the friendly atmosphere of the state to invest in agriculture and energy.
The governor said the state required investments in agriculture and energy in order to realize its status of being called the “Food Basket of the Nation.”
He explained that adding value to agricultural produce, entailed stable electricity, adding that Benue was yet to be linked to the National Grid Since its creation in 1976.
Suswam, who made the call in an investment fo rum recently, stated that the economic potential of the area was known, especially in the area of agriculture, adding that not with standing the infrastructural deficit being experienced by the state, the area has  remained a destination point for investors in the sector.
He said “Benue State has coal and with the recent discovery of gas in  commercial quantity, exploring and exploiting energy to support industrialisation in the state has become profitable.’
The governor decried the poor standard of living of the people and stressed the need to harness the agricultural potential in the area.
“Agriculture and Sundry activities around it still remain pivotal for the region to rise above the numerous challenges brought by poverty and ignorance.
We should continue to strive to provide our people with western education in order to position our human capital for both local and global competitive economic environment,” he said.
According to him, the state has about 86,000 square kilometer of fertile land, pointing out that the potentials are yet to be fully explored.
He maintained that the key to the transformation of the country is going back to agriculture, for which Benue State is a central focus.