Residents of Ondo State have expressed a grave concern over the slow pace of development in the nation’s health, agriculture and education sectors.
They told newsmen in Akure, the State capital Monday that it was unfortunate that nigeria at 62 years old, still depends largely on the foreign nations to survive.
Commenting, the President, Ondo State Farmers Congress, Abayomi Monilari, compared nigeria to a 62-year- old man, who still depends on others to survive.
Monilari, also the state Chairman of the All Farmers Association of nigeria (AFAN) said, “It is unfortunate that nigeria still depends on others to feed itself at 62.”
He also said it was unfortunate that with the numbers of years of existence as a nation, nigeria was still importing agricultural products from the neighbouring countries.
According to him, it is not a good omen that the country relies on importing agricultural products, in spite of the expanse of arable lands that it is endowed with.
“We ought to have improved beyond this pedestal level. The government should do something, if possible, ban everything ‘banable’.