By Gloria Ikibah
Stakeholders have harped on the need for the federal, state and local government councils as well as the organized private sector to come together and find lasting solutions to the food crisis cause by inconsistent government policies, climate change and other environmental issues.
This position was the conversation at a one-oay National Sensitization Workshop on the state of the economy organized by the House of Representatives Committee on Monitoring and Evaluation, which is part of the Implementation of the Legislative Agenda of the 10th House.
Speakers who are experts in the various sectors emphasized the need for the government and the private sector to work closely with other key players in the sub-sectors of the nations economy with a view to diversifying the economy.
In his presentation, Dr.Emeka Okengwu Managing Director of the Anthil Concepts Limited, said that first role for stakeholders in the country in the march towards a green economy is the planting of economic trees and high yielding crops in homes and farms.
According to him, citizens must have the capacity to be bold to engage in agriculture even at the subsistent level for the nation to be able to feed its huge and continuously growing population.
The Chairman, Energy Commission of Nigeria represented by a Director Dr.Jessy Asogwa said that data is critical to the transformation of the energy sector of the nation’s economy.
He further stated that for the nation’s economy to be diversified, there is need look inwards to see how it can build its own capacity.
He added that there is also need for the requisite infrastructure to drive the process of change.
Other speakers and facilitators including university professors and heads of ministries, departments and agencies of the federal government also called for a proper scrutiny of the recruitment process of the leadership of the nation’s political system at various levels.
These stakeholders and other experts harped on the need for the nation’s urgent transition to to a blue, green and digital economy for a sustainable future for the present and future generation of Nigerian citizens.
The Chairman House Committee on Monitoring and Evaluation Hon.Patrick Umoh, other committee members and the Konrad Adeniur Stiftng a development partner are the organized the parley.
Some of the key topics chosen at the well attended event include Nigeria Beyond Oil: Exploring the Stable Alternatives for A Stable and Sustainable Economy in an Emergent Green World; Enacting Nigeria’s Digital Economic Revolution Through Effective Mushrooming and Management of Start-up Ecosystem and Agropreneurship; and Smart and Sustainable Agriculture for National Food and Socio-economic Security among others.