The Adamawa State governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, Abdurahman Haske, has identified agriculture as a key sector for boosting the state’s economy and creating jobs for its teeming youth population.
Speaking at a dinner he hosted for journalists in Yola, the state capital, on Wednesday, Haske said mechanised agriculture would help transform the economic fortunes of young people and increase the state’s revenue base for accelerated development.
He said his seven-point agenda was designed to address challenges facing youths, women and older people, whom he described as vulnerable groups affected by poor economic management.
Unveiling the agenda, Haske said it included “Agriculture and Agro Industry: Building a ₦300bn export-oriented economy, creating one million jobs, and establishing a ₦200bn agricultural guarantee fund.”
On development and infrastructure, he proposed improving road networks, with a target of rehabilitating 25 kilometres of roads annually in each local government area, alongside upgrading schools
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