The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar has said there is hunger in
Nigeria because a lot of people are lazy.
He was responding to the remarks of the chairman of the Shura committee
of the National Islamic Centre, Ahmad Bello, who said that there is extreme
hunger in the land at the 22rd annual Ummah Convention held in Sokoto.
According to the Sultan, Nigeria is endowed with fertile land that if
properly harnessed could lead the country to greatness but for the laziness of
the people.
He said, "The chairman, Shura committee talk about hunger in the
land but let me make it clear that we are hungry because we are lazy.
"Let us be very frank and blunt about this- there is hunger, extreme
hunger in the land. There is no more vociferous and forceful evidence on this
than the millions of our hapless children, all victims of cruel parental
neglect, who go about begging for food from households, on streets, or just
eating out of dustbin.''
The monarch recalled that agriculture had been the pride of the North,
which need to be restored.
He urged Nigerians to take advantage of the agricultural programmes
initiated by their state and federal governments for development of the region
and the country in general.
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