Nigeria will become net rice exporter if re-elected, says jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has promised to put in place policies and programmes that will make Nigeria a major rice exporting nation if re-elected in February.
He also restated the commitment of the Federal Government to reactivate all the moribund industries in Kano. He made the remark while addressing party supporters at the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential campaign rally held at the Polo Ground on Wednesday in Kano.
President Jonathan, who is the PDP’s presidential candidate, also assured of his intention to ensure that Nigeria joined the league of nations declared polio free by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Jonathan particularly promised to work with the governor of Kano State to ensure that agriculture is given all the attention required.
According to him, the development of agriculture would go a long way in boosting the creation of new employment, as well as reduction of mountingpoverty being experienced among the young people in the state.
He thanked the people of the state for coming out en masse to participate in the political rally, and also commended the youths in the northern part of the country for making a contribution of N2 million for the purchase of his nomination form.
In the same vein, the president promised to work towards ensuring that Kano, which was known as a centre of commerce, regained its glory as an active business centre.
He used the occasion to condole with the people of the state over the demise of Ado Bayero, the late Emir of Kano and paid glowing tributes to previous Nigerian leaders from the state, such as the late General Murtala Mohammed for their contributions to nation building.
Speaking earlier, during the campaign, Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sabo debunked what he described as insinuation in some quarters that President Jonathan regime is against the northern people.