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September 16, 2019
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says thatthe greatest value for jobs and improved productivity lies in the agro-alliedvalue chain.
Osinbajo made the assertion whiledeclaring open the 2019 Annual National Management Conference of the NigerianInstitute of Management on Monday in Abuja.
The theme of the conference is,“Managing the Challenges of Democracy.’’
He said that the central questionespecially in the public sector was not the lack of talent or well researchedpolicies but the weakness in implementation.
The vice president said that theimplementation of policies and programmes to address the challenges of povertyand wealth creation, jobs for millions of young people required collectivethinking and action.
According to him the Federal Governmenthas created appreciable value in agriculture, with the Anchor Borrowerprogramme by adding new jobs and acreage in paddy rice, sorghum, millet,cassava and yams.