Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago has advocated the need for African leaders to take advantage of the potentials of the Continent to cut down on food importation.
The Governor made the suggestion when he met with the officials of Arab Contractors in Cairo, Egypt shortly after securing an agreement with the Egyptian giants on agric production.
Governor Umaru Bago decried the rate at which Africans rely heavily on food importation adding that, Africa currently imports $55bn worth of food including maize, wheat oils, rice and other agricultural products.
He said, Niger State with its enormous potentials has adequate land and water with over 1,850 km of river front land for irrigation and with a youthful population and 5m hectares of arable land capable of producing 50 million tons of food.
The global Chairman Arab Contractors, Ahmed Moustafa El Assar promised Umaru Bago that he will visit Niger state in May 2025 along with the officials of Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Irrigation Development to see how explore areas in agriculture.
He stated that the Government of Egypt is fully committed to the food security of Egypt and Nigeria.
