The Nation Agriculture and Food Summit holds today at the Abuja Sheraton Hotel, Vintage Press Limited, publishers of this newspaper and organisers of the event confirmed last night.
According to the organisers, the summit billed for 3pm will be opened by President Muhammadu Buhari’s representative. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is the special guest of honour.
A former Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Prof Adebiyi Daramola, will deliver the summit’s main lecture. Daramola once served as a consultant to the World Bank.
Also expected at the event that will feature awards to deserving individuals in the public and private sectors are those who have distinguished themselves in their fields.
The organisers plan to put agriculture on the front burner and stimulate national discourse on the sector as an alternative to oil, which is the mainstay of Nigeria’s economy.
Besides, participants will showcase their products during the video exhibition session.
On the recognition list are some states’ chief executive officers, heads of government agencies and private sector players, who have encouraged food production and agricultural growth.
They are: governors Akinwunmi Ambode (Lagos), Kashim Shettima (Borno); Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun); Seriake Dickson (Bayelsa); Sani Bello (Niger); Simon Lalong (Plateau); Godwin Obaseki (Edo); Samuel Ortom (Benue); Tanko Al-Makura (Nasarawa); Willie Obiano (Anambra); Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi) and Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto).
Others are: Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Managing Director Nsima Ekere; Agriculture Minister Audu Ogbeh; Bank of Agriculture Managing Director Kabiru Adamu; Dangote Grouo President Aliko Dangote and Olam Group Managing Director Venkataramani Srivathsan.
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