Dickson reveals how economy can be turned around...

– Bayelsa state governor, Chief Seriake Dickson has said that there is no way Nigeria can become stable again without Agriculture – Governor Dickson says agriculture will turn the nation’s fortunes around – Dickson has called for more innovative ways to agricultural practice in Nigeria Chief Seriake Dickson, Bayelsa state governor, has reechoed the importance of agriculture in economic development.
The governor said agriculture is the only way of improving the economic fortunes of the country at this time. Dickson made the disclosure in Government House, Yenagoa, yesterday, while receiving participants from the National Defence College (NDC), Abuja, who were on a study tour of the state.

According to Vanguard, the governor who was represented by his deputy and former commandant of the college, Rear Admiral Gboribogha John-Jonah (retd), noted that the theme: “Food Security and National Development: The Role of States,” was apt and advised the participants to come up with transparent analysis and to advise the state on where to improve on its agricultural programmes. He said: “We want to thank you for choosing to come to Bayelsa State as part of your training programme. The theme is apt and timely, we are all aware of the role of the economy in governance and the general thinking in the entire country is that the economy can only improve, if we lay the right emphasis on agriculture.”