tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77871263572718498172024-03-13T01:43:20.268-07:00THE NIGERIAN POSTRight Information at Right Time
The Nigerian Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497386123845909636noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787126357271849817.post-74482345730581732472022-06-30T00:39:00.000-07:002022-06-30T00:39:28.840-07:00SMART AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY<p> <!--[if !mso]>
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<h1 align="center" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: -.25pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">CONTENTS</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 20.0pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Acknowledgements
…………….………….…….……………………………………………………………………. v</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Foreword……………………………………………….…….……….……………………………………………….vi</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Executive Summary
……………………………………………………………….…………………………….…vii</span></p>
<h2 style="line-height: 110%; margin-bottom: 5.4pt; margin-left: -.25pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 2.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5pt;"><a name="_Hlk98149744"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #a33a55; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">1.0 </span></b></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk98149744;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Executive Workshop Summary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></b></span></h2>
<h2 style="line-height: 110%; margin-bottom: 5.4pt; margin-left: -.25pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 2.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5pt;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk98149744;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #a33a55; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">1.0 </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk98149744;"></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Introduction and
Background<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.15pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; tab-stops: right 510.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">1.1 Specific Objectives of
Using SAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>. . . . . . . . . . . . .1</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.15pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; tab-stops: center 20.7pt right 510.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>1.2 What is the Meaning of Agricultural Technology<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 2</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.15pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; tab-stops: right 510.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">1.3 Importance of Agriculture
Sector<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>. . . . . . . . . . . . .1</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.15pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; tab-stops: center 20.7pt right 510.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>1.4 What are the Benefits of Smart Farming . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.15pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; tab-stops: center 20.7pt right 510.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">1.5 What are the Disadvantages
of Smart Farming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.15pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; tab-stops: center 20.7pt right 510.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">1.6 Common Constraints Facing
Agriculture<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</span></p>
<h2 style="line-height: 110%; margin-bottom: 5.4pt; margin-left: -.25pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 2.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #a33a55; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">2.0<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">IT
Infrastructure and networks that facilitates SAT<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>. .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.3</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.15pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; tab-stops: right 510.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">2.1 IT infrastructure and
networks in rural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3 </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.15pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; tab-stops: right 510.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -9.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>2.1.1 Challenges . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
3 </span></p>
<h2 style="line-height: 110%; margin-bottom: 5.4pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #a33a55; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">3.0<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Smart
Technologies Enabling Agricultural Transformation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>. 7</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.15pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; tab-stops: right 510.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">3.1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Drones in Agriculture. . . . . . . . . . . .
. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.15pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; tab-stops: right 510.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">3.2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Robots in Agriculture. . . . . . . . . .. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .
. . . 8 </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.15pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; tab-stops: right 510.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">3.3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sensors- Soil and Water. . . . . . . . . .. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .
. . . . 8 </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.15pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; tab-stops: right 510.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">3.4<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>GPS Technology in Agriculture. . . . . . . .
. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>. . 8 </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.15pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; tab-stops: right 510.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">3.5<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Precision Farming in Agriculture. . . . . . .
. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>. . . 8 </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.15pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; tab-stops: right 510.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">3.6<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Data Science and Soil in Agriculture . . . .
. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>. . . . . . 8 </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.15pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; tab-stops: right 510.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">3.7<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Information Technology in Agriculture. . . .
. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>. . . . . . . 8 </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.15pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; tab-stops: right 510.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">3.8<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nanotechnology in Agriculture. . . . . . . .
. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . .. . . 8 </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.15pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; tab-stops: right 510.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">3.9<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Information Technology in Agriculture. . . .
. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
. . . . . . 8 </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 110%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: -.25pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #a33a55; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">4.0<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #005081; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">SAT Skillset <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8</span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.15pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; tab-stops: right 510.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US">4.1 <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Entrepreneurial and Innovation
Culture in Agriculture</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . .. 8</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.15pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; tab-stops: right 510.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US">4.2 <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Need for Digital
skills in Agriculture </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 7</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.15pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; tab-stops: center 20.7pt right 510.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">4.3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How do I start a Smart Farm . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . </span></p>
<h2 style="line-height: 110%; margin-bottom: 5.4pt; margin-left: -.25pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 2.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #a33a55; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">5.0<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Conclusions
and Recommendations<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.15pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; tab-stops: right 510.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">5.1 <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 16</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.15pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; tab-stops: center 22.05pt right 510.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>5.2 <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Recommendation<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . .. 16</span></p>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #365f91; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br clear="all" style="page-break-before: always;" />
</span></b>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #a33a55; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">0.0 <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">Executive
Workshop Summary </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-right: .65pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">It is projected that the world population will reach 9.1 billion
by 2050 and beyond as we move into the 21st century.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For developing nations in Africa, it is
projected to be home to about 2 billion of these global citizens, therefore,
farm productivity must accelerate at a faster rate than the global average to
avoid continued mass hunger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Agricultural sector in Nigeria is the major employer in rural areas and hires
about 70% of the Nigerian workforce.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-right: .65pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">First, what is smart Agriculture?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Smart agriculture refers to the use of sensors, drones, satellites and
other farm assets to generate and transmit data about a specific crop, animal
or practice to support agricultural activities. Smart farming solutions rely on
connectivity between Internet-of-Things (IoT)-enabled devices to optimize
production processes and growth conditions while minimizing costs and saving
resources.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This workshop is timely in
the present circumstances and I am sure that the outcome will improve our
understanding of smart technologies and tools used in agriculture.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-right: .65pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Fortunately, smart agricultural technologies can provide a
solution.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>AgricPreneurs can now deliver
solutions to small-size African farms at cost models that farmers can afford.
The barrier of entry into farming technology has dropped, as cloud computing,
connectivity, open-source software, and other digital tools have become
increasingly improved, affordable and accessible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The improvement in technology and increase in
population, and with other immerging issues such as digital divide, limited
resources and, more significantly the degradation of the environment and with
the state of the earth, I believe that we will need to change our way of life
quite drastically.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-right: .65pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">While there are still obstacles to overcome, smart technologies
open vast untapped potential for farmers, investors, and entrepreneurs to
improve efficiency of food production and consumption in Africa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To achieve this goal, small-scale farmers
must step-up to smart farming strategies. The small-scale farmers have the
highest population involved in agriculture but produces the least in terms of
output.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A smart small-scale farmer is
one who is in control’ and focused on technological solutions and digital tools
to solve his agricultural problems.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
is imperative to state that future farms will be small and smart, in order to
minimize space and environmental impact while maximizing crop yield. Therefore,
small-scale stakeholder rural farmers must begin to integrate these smart
technologies; Precision Farming technology, Sensors-Soil and Water technology,
GPS Technology, smart-phones, remote-sensing services, Drones technology, Robot
technology, Data Accumulated from Soil, Information Technology, Nanotechnology,
Centre Pivot in Irrigation, cloud computing and distributed computing.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-right: .65pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The
aim of the workshop is to present the technologies in the field of smart
agriculture that are applied globally, to describe the current situation at the
local and national levels, to detect important problems and challenges in the
field and to enable them to embrace and practice modern solutions.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">
I would like to begin by presenting some general background on the topic.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-right: .65pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><img alt="precision farming" height="664" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image019.jpg" width="651" /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"> </span></b></p>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br clear="all" style="mso-special-character: line-break; page-break-before: always;" />
</span></b>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .6pt; margin-left: -.25pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">1.0
Introduction and Background </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-right: .65pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Historically, agriculture has undergone a series of revolutions
that have driven efficiency, yield and profitability to previously unattainable
levels. Market forecasts for the next decade suggest that agricultural technologies
(AgroTech) will be the newest shift which could help ensure agriculture meets
the needs of the global population into the future.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-right: .65pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><img alt="Digital Technologies in Agriculture: adoption, value added and overview | by Ivanov Igor | Gamaya blog | Medium" height="334" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image021.jpg" width="653" /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-right: .65pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Digitalization will change every part of the agricultural food
chain. Management of resources throughout the system can become highly
optimized, individualized, intelligent and anticipatory. It will function in
real time in a hyper-connected way, driven by data. Value chains will become
traceable and coordinated at the most detailed level whilst different fields, crops
and animals can be accurately managed to their own optimal prescriptions.
Agricultural technologies will create systems that are highly productive,
anticipatory and adaptable to changes such as those caused by climate change.
This, in turn, could lead to greater food security, profitability and
sustainability of life on earth.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">1.1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Specific <a name="_Hlk98326686">Objectives
of Using SAT</a></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 18.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: .65pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The
objectives of this workshop on the <i>Application of Smart Technologies in
Agriculture</i> are as follows:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 13.5pt; margin-right: .65pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo5; text-align: justify; text-indent: -13.35pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #005081; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">z<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">To
enable the farmer to realize higher income and better profitability through
access to right information at the right time, and from innovative
services.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ie. through this strategy,
farmers know whether to sell or store their produce, and when, where and at
what price to sell.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 13.5pt; margin-right: .65pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo5; text-align: justify; text-indent: -13.35pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #005081; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">z<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">To
enhance efficiencies in the usage of resources including land, water, seeds,
fertilizers, pesticides, and farm mechanization by providing easier access to
information. i.e., This will enable the farmer to take inform decisions on what
crop to grow, what variety of seed to buy, when to sow, and what best practices
to adopt to maximize the yield.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 13.5pt; margin-right: .65pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo5; text-align: justify; text-indent: -13.35pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #005081; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">z<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">To
formulate and leverage a framework for realizing the ‘power of the smart
agriculture where farmers get the benefits of innovative solutions and
personalized services driven by emerging technologies.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 13.5pt; margin-right: .65pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo5; text-align: justify; text-indent: -13.35pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #005081; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">z<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">To
build capacities across a range of digital agriculture and precision
agriculture where the agriculture supply chain players plan their production
and logistics on precise and timely information.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 13.5pt; margin-right: .65pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo5; text-align: justify; text-indent: -13.35pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #005081; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">z<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">To
provide location-specific and personalized extension services across
agriculture lifecycle, with simultaneous protection of privacy of personal
data.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 13.5pt; margin-right: .65pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo5; text-align: justify; text-indent: -13.35pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #005081; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">z<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">To
give a boost to R&D and Innovations in agriculture through access to
high-quality data.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 5.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 1.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1.2 What is the Meaning of
Agricultural Technology</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 5.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 1.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Smart Agricultural technology (or Smart
AgroTech, - SAT) </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">refers to the use of sensors, drones,
satellites and other farm assets to generate and transmit data about a specific
crop, animal or practice to support agricultural activities</span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> with the overall aim of improving
yield, efficiency and profitability.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 5.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 1.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1.3 Importance of Agriculture
Sector</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 5.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 1.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Agriculture plays an important role in Nigeria
</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 5.5pt; margin-left: 27.0pt; margin-right: 1.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l11 level2 lfo7; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>i.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Higher
crop productivity</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 5.5pt; margin-left: 27.0pt; margin-right: 1.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l11 level2 lfo7; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>ii.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Decreased
use of water, fertilizer and pesticides</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 5.5pt; margin-left: 27.0pt; margin-right: 1.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l11 level2 lfo7; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>iii.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Keeps
prices down</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 5.5pt; margin-left: 27.0pt; margin-right: 1.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l11 level2 lfo7; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>iv.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Reduced
impact on natural ecosystem</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 5.5pt; margin-left: 27.0pt; margin-right: 1.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l11 level2 lfo7; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>v.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Provides
safer growing conditions and produce safer food </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 5.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 1.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1.4 What are the Benefits of
Smart Farming?</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 5.5pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 1.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">Ø<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Improved products</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 5.5pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 1.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">With high-quality control and experiments,
nowadays many farming ‘companies’ produce crops with a certain taste that is
different from other vegetables. The greens mostly are categorized
as organic and pesticide-free</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 7.5pt; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">Ø<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Precise data</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
Assisted with tools, predictions or actions can be made of accurate data.
Because certain plants are better in high temperatures, crops rotation is
easier to decide. The data can be saved and used as a reference in the future
if there is a similar condition coming up.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 7.5pt; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">Ø<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Environmentally friendly</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
As farmers could minimize pesticide use, irrigate water sufficiently, manage waste
efficiency, current farming damages are slowly getting revived. It is predicted
that years from now, farmers could build a farm with varied commodities without
removing the endemic flora and fauna.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 7.5pt; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">Ø<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Efficient management and
cost-effective</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
As many labor works are done by the technology, the management costs can be
reduced or allocated to maintain the technology. The farmers could also be
away, but keep controlling the farm from far away.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 7.5pt; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">Ø<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Low
risk</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
The technology could predict any disaster that might happen to the farm whether
it is viral diseases, climate changes, or others. This helps farmers to be
well-prepared for eventualities.</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 1.5pt; margin-top: 18.0pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1.5 What are the Disadvantages
of Smart Farming?</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Despite the
benefits above, smart farming also carries several potential risks. The biggest
of them is prone to be damaged. Without any regular care, technology is prone
to get broken by natural factors like heavy rain, strong wind, thunder strikes,
and more. It could be a big loss for the farmer. Moreover, the maintenance cost
is not cheap with updates and further research and development often needed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And finally, high-level skills are needed to
coordinate the implementation of smart agriculture.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 5.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 1.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><a name="_Hlk96561387"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1.6 Common </span></b></a><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Constraints Facing Agriculture</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 5.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 1.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The main obstacles that hinder the development
of the agricultural sector include;</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 5.5pt; margin-left: 27.0pt; margin-right: 1.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo6; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>i.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Poor
access and low use of improved seeds and fertilizers</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 5.5pt; margin-left: 27.0pt; margin-right: 1.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo6; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>ii.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Under-investment
in productivity enhancing technologies including agricultural mechanization;</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 5.5pt; margin-left: 27.0pt; margin-right: 1.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo6; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>iii.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Limited
access to financing for uptake of technologies</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 5.5pt; margin-left: 27.0pt; margin-right: 1.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo6; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>iv.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Unreliability
of rainfall in some of the regions</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 5.5pt; margin-left: 27.0pt; margin-right: 1.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo6; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>v.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Limited
use of available water resources for irrigated agriculture</span></p>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br clear="all" style="mso-special-character: line-break; page-break-before: always;" />
</span></b>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2e74b5; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;"> </span></b></p>
<h2 style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">2.1<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>IT Infrastructure and
networks that facilitates SAT</span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-right: .65pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">In the era of digitalization, Information and Communication
Technologies (ICT) devices such as smart phones and computers have
revolutionized how people access knowledge and information, do business and use
services. These devices, smart phones and computers.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-right: .65pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><img height="278" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image023.jpg" width="644" /></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Understanding digital infrastructure
of Broadband network segments</span></p>
<h3 style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: -.75pt; tab-stops: center 62.5pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">2.1.1 <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Challenges</span></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-right: .65pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">One challenge is that network coverage in rural areas remains
limited. Despite 4G becoming the most common mobile connection globally and 90%
of being able to access the internet through 3G or higher quality network, only
around a third of rural populations in rural communities receive coverage by 3G
networks. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-right: 3.8pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Smartphones have become a major way for consumers to access
internet. Falling handset prices and innovations such as pay-as-you-go plans
mean that mobile devices are increasingly affordable and accessible, including
for rural.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Among the world’s poorest
households, 7 out of 10 have a smart phone and more households in rural
communities. However, these are not always web-enabled smartphones.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-right: 4.3pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Although the growth of smartphone ownership and use of mobile
broadband has been faster in Nigeria than every other country in recent years,
there are still twice as many mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100
inhabitants in Nigeria.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Affordability is
the main barrier to smartphone ownership in rural communities where a basic
mobile broadband plan still corresponds to over 60% of gross national income
per capita on average. </span></p>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br clear="all" style="mso-special-character: line-break; page-break-before: always;" />
</span></b>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 7.65pt; margin-left: 26.25pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l12 level1 lfo11; text-align: justify; text-indent: -26.25pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.0</span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Use of Smart
Technologies in Agriculture in Nigeria</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3.1<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Technologies
that more precisely target pests and diseases. </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The need for medicines and pest control agents
in agriculture is not likely to disappear any time soon, however. Technological
advances in the science of pest control are expected to continue to produce
chemical control agents that over time are at least as effective in controlling
pests as the ones they replace, but which are also less toxic, less persistent
and less mobile through the soil. The greater application of monitoring and
knowledge-based systems, aided by reductions in the costs of electronic sensors
and computers, should also enable farmers to be more economical in their use of
pest control agents, especially insecticides: applying them only when and where
necessary, rather than according to predetermined dosages and schedules. Eg.
Using AI to detect pests and diseases. </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p>
<br clear="ALL" style="mso-ignore: vglayout;" />
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo12; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Technologies
that administer nutrients more efficiently. </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 18.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Farmers have traditionally relied on two main practices to supply
nutrients to root zones: manuring and burning. Inorganic fertilizers allowed
the separation of crop production from animal husbandry, restored fertility to
depleted soils, and contributed to the development of livestock production
based on grain and other feed ingredients. Research into the specific needs of
particular crop-soil combinations and livestock have led over the years to more
scientifically formulated fertilizers and feeds. Wider application of
technologies that administer fertilizers only at the times and in the amounts
needed can be expected to increase crop yields further while reducing leaching
and runoff of nutrients. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 18.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ignore: vglayout; position: relative; z-index: 251255296;"><span style="height: 134px; left: 0px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: -7px; width: 673px;"><img height="134" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image049.gif" width="673" /></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 18.0pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">Ø<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Technologies that administer water
more efficiently. </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Many
of the technologies still used for irrigating crops are as old as civilization
itself. The problem — today just as in ancient Mesopotamia — is that conveying
water through open channels and furrows is wasteful: much of the water
evaporates before it reaches the root zone. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Water wastage occurs when excess of water has
been used to the fields. Many technologies are improved to decrease the water
consumption and human involvement in the particular task in an agricultural
field. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">In
African countries that practice irrigation farming, much of the water used in
agriculture is carried to fields by pipes; but technical efficiency could still
be improved through greater application of technologies that, like precision fertilization,
combine more accurate measurement of actual crop needs with means to deliver
the water more accurately and in more precise dosages. </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><img height="165" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image051.jpg" width="135" /><img height="163" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image053.jpg" width="136" /><img height="164" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image055.jpg" width="154" /><img height="163" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image057.jpg" width="129" /></span><span style="background: black; border: none black 1.0pt; color: black; font-size: 0pt; layout-grid-mode: line; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-border-alt: none black 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-width: 0%; padding: 0cm;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><img height="165" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image059.jpg" width="92" /></span><span style="background: black; border: none black 1.0pt; color: black; font-size: 0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-border-alt: none black 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-width: 0%; mso-no-proof: yes; padding: 0cm;"><img height="153" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image061.jpg" width="137" /></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><img height="151" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image063.jpg" width="195" /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: black; border: none black 1.0pt; color: black; font-size: 0pt; layout-grid-mode: line; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-border-alt: none black 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-width: 0%; padding: 0cm;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><img height="153" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image065.jpg" width="144" /><img height="153" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image067.jpg" width="176" /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: black; border: none black 1.0pt; color: black; font-size: 0pt; layout-grid-mode: line; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-border-alt: none black 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-width: 0%; padding: 0cm;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">There
are Smart Plant Watering System Ideas for Easier agriculture. They include; </span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo9; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">a.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Automatic
Drip Irrigation Kit for Potted Plants</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo9; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">b.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Outdoor
Automatic Drip Irrigation Kit</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo9; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">c.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">In-Ground
Watering System</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo9; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">d.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Self-Watering
Plant Pots</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo9; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">e.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Multi-Adjustment
Lawn Sprinkler on a Spike</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo9; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">f.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">All-in-One Oscillating Sprinkler Kit</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo9; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">g.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Customizable
Garden Row Soaker System</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo9; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">h.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Sensor-Enabled
Watering Kit</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo9; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">i.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Smart Sprinkler Controller</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo9; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">j.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Pivot irrigation</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo9; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">k.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Smart
Irrigation Drone</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></b></p>
</div>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" />
</span></b>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo12; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.3<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Technologies that reduce wastage following
harvesting. </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Technologies
used in African countries to harvest, transport, store, process and distribute
farm commodities are very less efficient, and result in much higher levels of
wastage. Virtually every part of most crops and animals can be recovered for
some commercial use — e.g. for feed, fertiliser or energy. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The
United Nations aims to halve global food waste by 2030, and technology
solutions have shown promise in supporting that goal. Food can be lost early in
the supply chain, during production and processing, or later, when restaurants,
supermarkets and households throw it away. Rampant food waste worsens global
hunger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For example:</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">a.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Tap
to save surplus food:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Around the world,
dedicated smartphone apps offer options to re-allocate surplus food from
supermarkets, restaurants, and homes – thus saving it, at the tap of a finger,
from ending up in the bin.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">b.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Helping
at the source:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Producers sometimes
discard food due to excess output, as well as unexpected crop spoilage. They
may also throw out healthy fruits or vegetables that look slightly odd or
misshapen. Some Restaurants in The Netherlands serves surplus food sourced from
farmers, producers, packaging companies and brokers.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">c.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">AI
to analyze waste:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wasteless, meanwhile,
uses artificial intelligence (AI) to maintain dynamic pricing on items with
upcoming expiration dates. The objective is to help supermarkets and online
grocery stores in Europe and the US reduce food waste and extend the value of
their perishable food items.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">d.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">SMART
DATA:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Food giant Cargill’s have been
experimenting with blockchain technology to help track turkeys from farm to
market and give both consumers and supply chain staff a better understanding of
the providence of each bird.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Consumers
can text an SMS message complete with a code found on a tag on their turkey to
determine exactly where the bird was from. The information is held in the
blockchain.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">e.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">SMARTER
TRANSIT:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have developed sensors to
monitor the state of fruit as it travels from farm to store. The sensor is
designed to record the experience of the fruit in the pallet as closely as
possible, so is the same size and composition as a fruit. The sensor provides
constant feedback on the temperature in the container, because even minute
changes are capable of significantly changing the speed at which picked crops
ripen. This not only influences food wastage, but also creates variance in the
use-by date on the produce.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">f.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">food waste mitigation technologies
(AgroFresh):<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in 1996, it developed 1-MCP
(1-Methylcyclopropene) based technologies, which suppress ethylene development
and its degrading effects on produce.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">g.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Other
applications that can help reduce agricultural wastage include; Smarterware
Smart Storage, BluApple, Edipeel, Hyperspectral Camera, Edible Graphene
Identification Tags, eFarmers.ng, farmsquare, Infosys smart agricultural
solutions, circular agri-food system.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><img height="101" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image069.jpg" width="109" /></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><img height="100" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image071.gif" width="96" /></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><img height="99" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image073.jpg" width="103" /></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><img height="99" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image075.jpg" width="123" /></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><img height="101" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image077.jpg" width="138" /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo12; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.4<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Technologies that disseminate knowledge.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Historically
farmers relied on their own experience and that of their neighbours with regard
to adopting “good farming practices”. Advice and information from publicly
funded agencies and agri-food industries is increasingly focused on environmental
effects. The Internet provides further developments in the dissemination of
information on sustainable technologies. 19 more sophisticated medicines to
some extent took pressure off of natural resistance. However, as consumers in
AFRICA countries started demanding products that use fewer or none of these
agents, a renewed stress on developing natural resistance can be expected. Eg.
Deployment of Interactive Information Dissemination System like farmsio </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><img height="366" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image079.jpg" width="671" /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><img height="223" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image081.gif" width="399" /><img height="227" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image083.jpg" width="268" /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><img height="144" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image085.jpg" width="667" /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><img height="399" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image087.gif" width="664" /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br clear="all" style="mso-special-character: line-break; page-break-before: always;" />
</span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p>
<h1 style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 19.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3.0 <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><a name="_Hlk98328251">Smart Technologies Enabling
Agricultural Transformation</a></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-right: .65pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">There are important enabling technological tools that facilitate
agricultural transformation. Three key enablers are: the use of internet and
mobile and social networks among farmers and agricultural extension officers, smart
agricultural skills among the population and a culture which encourages smart
agripreneurship and innovation within the society.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-right: .65pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><img height="459" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image089.jpg" width="651" /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p>
<h2 style="line-height: 150%; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3.3 Drones in Agriculture</span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Drones
have become a useful technology in the agricultural sector in the past few
years. With the help of these, farmers now have access to analyze their crops’
status from a higher level. It helps them in defining their crop’s biomass,
heigh, water saturation level, among many others. It also keeps a check on
insect invasion, which can be prevented by spraying insecticides on
insect-prone areas with the help of drones. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">They
provide valuable and accurate data that are often useful in preventing further
damage to crops.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><img height="128" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image091.jpg" width="161" /><img height="128" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image093.jpg" width="147" /><img height="126" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image095.jpg" width="182" /><img height="126" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image097.jpg" width="162" /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p>
<h2 style="line-height: 150%; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3.4 <a name="_Hlk98329700">Robots in Agriculture</a></span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">A
robot is a machine that moves independently, imitates humans, recognizes the
external environment, and makes independent judgments about how to handle
different situations. Agricultural robots will operate in every area of the
agricultural process, including production, processing, distribution, and
consumption. They will recognize the service environment and autonomously
provide intelligent work or services. Agricultural robots can be defined as
“intelligent agricultural production systems that can minimize human
intervention, control themselves, and maximize efficiency.” Traditional farming
machines and unmanned aerial vehicles can be utilized by robots in the fields
of agricultural product selection, automated distribution systems, facility
horticulture, and automated livestock care.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><img height="424" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image099.gif" width="659" /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Robot
usage can be divided into three fields, depending on where they are used. These
fields include open-field agriculture robots, facility agriculture robots, and
livestock robots. These fields will aim to improve productivity through
automation, unmanned farming, and the promotion of eco-friendly farming. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The
tasks of these robots consist of processing the seeds till planting them. They
are also capable of detecting errors and solving them without much problem.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><img alt="Farming with robots - Robohub" height="204" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image101.jpg" width="332" /><img alt="How apps, drones, others can help Nigerian farmers achieve bumper harvest - Punch Newspapers" height="204" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image103.jpg" width="316" /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The
use of agricultural robots has no doubt increased the productivity of the crops
and has lessened the need to employ more labor. However, the need for human
labor is always a must in a field, though less in number. No amount of robots
or automated farms can handle the daily chores of a farm better than human labor.
It can be said that agricultural robots are the best helping hand when it comes
to increasing the efficiency of the land</span></p>
<h2 style="line-height: 150%; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3.5 <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Sensors -
Soil and Water</span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Soil
and Water sensors are an economical option for farmers who cannot afford
Nanotechnology, or other highly equipped and costly technological advancements.
These low-cost sensors help detect the nitrogen level and moisture content in
the soil and crops, among other beneficial and necessary conditions. It helps
the farmers to plan and schedule their crops’ water requirements. When a crop
lacks the necessary water requirement, this sensor identifies it and the farmer
can then take the necessary actions to restore its water level. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><img height="186" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image105.gif" width="246" /><img height="187" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image107.gif" width="194" /></span><span style="background: black; border: none black 1.0pt; color: black; font-size: 0pt; layout-grid-mode: line; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-border-alt: none black 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-width: 0%; padding: 0cm;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><img height="184" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image109.gif" width="187" /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">These
sensors also have an added benefit which has kept them in high demand in the
market. Along with identifying the soil productivity and water requirements of
the crops, these also decide the use of fertilizers. This gives the farmers the
time to manage and distribute their fertilizers effectively.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: black; border: none black 1.0pt; color: black; font-size: 0pt; layout-grid-mode: line; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-border-alt: none black 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-width: 0%; padding: 0cm;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><img alt="Dizengoff Nigeria – A Balton C P Group Company" height="113" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image111.gif" width="148" /><img alt="NASC and digitalisation of Nigeria&amp;#39;s seed sector – Blueprint Newspapers Limited" height="114" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image113.gif" width="106" /><img alt="Irrigation: FG hands over 289 hectares of farmland to Jigawa farmers" height="116" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image115.gif" width="124" /><img alt="AGRICULTURALIST URGES FARMERS TO EMBRACE DRY SEASON FARMING - Africa Farming Agribusiness News, Nigeria Farming, Nigerian Farming, Agribusiness Marketing in Nigeria and Africa, Nigerian Farming Online Magazine, Agriculture News" height="118" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image117.gif" width="131" /><img alt="Making gold mines of dry season farming | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News — Features — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News" height="120" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image119.gif" width="117" /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p>
<h2 style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3.6 <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>GPS Technology in Agriculture</span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><img align="left" alt="Text Box: " height="407" hspace="12" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image121.gif" width="442" /><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The
use of GPS in the navigation sector has produced amazing results. It has been
possible because GPS provides easy access to places that were hard to reach.
The use of GPS systems in agriculture has a somewhat similar feature and
benefit. It has contributed tremendously to Site-specific Farming and Precision
Farming.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The
main aim of this technology in agriculture is to allow the farmers in
zero-visibility areas to continue their work. It has been a major issue in
zero-visibility to monitor work when there is heavy rainfall, fog, or dust. GPS
contributes to the daily functioning of farming activities when such situations
arise. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">There
are some uses of GPS and GIS technologies that we should know about. They are farm
planning, field and yield mapping, variable rate planting, variable rate lime
and fertilizer application, variable rate pesticide application, crop scouting,
tractor guidance, soil sampling, among others. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><img align="left" height="320" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image123.gif" width="469" /><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">GPS
Benefits in agriculture include; precision and soil sampling, data collection,
and data analysis; accurate field navigation, ability to work through low
visibility conditions; accurately monitor yield data and environmentally responsible.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Apart
from these, other technologies are also being used in the market. Let’s take a
look at some of the other technologies.</span></p>
<h2 style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3.7 <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Precision Farming</span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Maximum
profit can be obtained in each zone or site in a field by balancing precise
amount of farm inputs (seeding rate, variety, herbicide, and insecticide) as
per crop needs, which can be determined by weather, soil characteristics
(nutrient availability, texture, and drainage) and historic crop performance.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Different
crops have different requirements when it comes to soil and weather conditions.
Thus, growing a random crop in a random soil will not only affect the yield of
the crop but also, the quality of the soil after the harvest (if at all).
Smart-day technology can overcome such challenges and ensure that the farmers are
perfectly sure which soil is suited for which crop.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Thus,
Precision Farming is a new technique that uses satellite maps and computers to
boost crop yields and reduce waste by creating and analyzing a match between
crop, fertilizer, and crop protection applications to local soil conditions. It
helps in increasing productivity, efficiency, profitability and keeps
malnutrition of the crops under check. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><img alt="Information process flow of Precision Agriculture. | Download Scientific Diagram" height="545" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image125.gif" width="648" /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ResearchGate:
Information process flow of Precision Agriculture.</span></i></p>
<h2 style="line-height: 150%; margin-top: 5.35pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3.8 <a name="_Hlk98329939">Data Science and Soil in
Agriculture</a></span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">With
the agricultural soil quality getting contaminated and depleted by the day, the
farmers need to understand the quality of the soil. But how would they do so
with the traditional method of farming? It is where the smart-day technology of
accumulating the data from the soil and producing them as actionable
information for the farmers comes into play. For farmers to make informed
decisions, it is necessary to understand the nature of the soil. The capacity
of land and soil to yield productivity depends on its sustainability and
availability. Thus, to understand the land and to analyze its future
productivity, the farmers need to learn more about the past and present state
of the land. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">For
this, the soil data is accumulated, and soil maps are prepared, to provide
access to various farmers and agriculturists to study the soil capacity so that
sustainable agriculture can be initiated.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><img height="204" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image127.gif" width="207" /></span><span style="background: black; border: none black 1.0pt; font-size: 0pt; layout-grid-mode: line; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-border-alt: none black 0cm; mso-font-width: 0%; padding: 0cm;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><img alt="Precision agriculture cycle. | Download Scientific Diagram" height="202" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image129.gif" width="275" /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p>
<h2 style="line-height: 150%; margin-top: 5.35pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3.8 Information Technology in Agriculture</span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The
entry of Information Technology has sparked the progress of the agricultural
sector. The most important contribution of Information Technology has been the
weather forecast reports. It has helped the farmers be better prepared and
gives them a heads-up if any natural calamity or heavy rainfall is to occur in
the near time. Information Technology also gathers information and keeps track
of the market prices, seasonal changes or drifts, local demand for goods,
cultivation tricks, and useful techniques, among many others that have proven
useful in the past. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The
use of Information Technology have not only proven useful for agricultural
fields but farmers too. It has helped them stay updated with the latest trends
and techniques used in farming. They are aware of new applications that have
been developed to help make farming easy, which is one of the most positive
signs of Information Technology. Examples of such apps include; …</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><img height="367" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image131.gif" width="193" /><img height="368" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image133.gif" width="434" /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p>
<h2 style="line-height: 150%; margin-top: 5.35pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3.8 <a name="_Hlk98330020">Nanotechnology in
Agriculture </a></span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The
advent of nanotechnology is a great success in the entire field of science. It
has made several discoveries and inventions possible. The study of
nanotechnology has produced amazing results in the field of agriculture too.
Right after it entered into the agricultural sector, the results are improving
at a tremendous rate. Nanotechnology works with nanoparticles to produce
effective results. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">In
agriculture, nanotechnology has made tremendous progress and is used for
several reasons. They make the crops healthier than before. They involve a
scientific approach that has to be analyzed by biological experts only. They
require a certain amount of skills and knowledge to be administered. The
nanoparticles used in farming are sprinkled across the field as pesticides and
fertilizers at appropriate times.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">They
are released into fields after conducting thorough research about the land and
are responsible for growing healthier crops and disease-free for consumption.
With the help of skillful professionals with thorough knowledge of
nanotechnology and its use in agriculture farmers can grow better quality crops
that are not just good for selling to the customers, but also, are great for
the wellbeing of the customers.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><img height="538" src="file:///C:\Users\ONUOHA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image135.gif" width="650" /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p>
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br clear="all" style="mso-special-character: line-break; page-break-before: always;" />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"> </span></b></p>
<h1 style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.75pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">4.0 SAT Skillset</span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-right: .65pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The rise of high-speed internet connections, web-enabled
smartphones, mobile apps, social media, VoIP and the smart technologies
discussed in the previous chapter, have significant potential to create Smart
farmers. However, many small-scale farmers in developing countries remain
isolated from digital technologies and lack the skills to create
entrepreneurial and innovation culture in agriculture.</span></p>
<h2 style="line-height: 150%; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">4.1 <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Entrepreneurial
and Innovation Culture in Agriculture</span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-right: 10.2pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Digital entrepreneurship in agriculture involves the
transformation of existing agricultural farms and businesses through novel
digital technologies and the creation of new innovative enterprises
characterized by: the use of Smart technologies to improve farms or business
operations, the invention of smart (digital) business models and engaging with
customers and stakeholders through new (digital) channels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Globally, there are an increasing number of
initiatives to foster digital agricpreneurial activity related to the creation,
development and scaling-up of ‘digital start-ups’ in agriculture and food
sector. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-right: .65pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The Smart farmers will often design business plans, scout for
funding, make use of farming enterprise ‘incubators’ and attend AgroTech
conferences. Youth farmers in particular are more likely to take risks in this
sector as they are a better fit to the current day technologies.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-right: .65pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">In the Agrofood sector, the digital transformation will change the
structure of the labour market and the nature of work. It will redefine the
role of farmers and agripreneurs and alter the skill set required in the
Agrofood sector. It may also transform how and where people work and is likely
to affect female and male workers differently due to differences in digital
skills and technology use. There is a need to develop a model of digital skills
training aimed at farmers so they can learn to assess and implement the best
practices and technologies for their farm business. </span></p>
<h2 style="line-height: 150%; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">4.2 <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Need
for Digital skills in Agriculture</span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-right: .65pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Digitalization creates demand for digital skills and for people who
are competent in using digital devices, understanding outputs and developing
programmes and applications. This requires not only basic literacy and numeracy
but also data handling and communication skills. In populations where such
skills are lacking, education must improve quickly; ICT is developing at an
incredibly rapid pace and rates of learning must keep up.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">For
someone aspiring to engage in SAT ventures should have a firm understanding of
the twin paths of modern technology and agronomy.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 27.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo13; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-text-indent-alt: -18.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27.0pt;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>i.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Complex problem
solving</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">This nearly goes without saying in
agriculture, where a diverse and ever-changing set of challenges and data
points tend to defy pat year-over-year answers. But guess what? The problems
are going to get even </span><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">more</span></em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> complex. Think the match of agronomy and
precision technology is complicated? Now overlay it with the data
considerations of digital farming. It’ll be like thinking in three dimensions.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 27.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo13; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-text-indent-alt: -18.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27.0pt;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">ii.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Critical thinking</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Critical thinking requires objective analysis
and evaluation – essential as data-driven agriculture moves away from reliance
on simple observation and “gut feel.” An ability to judge the veracity and
relevance of torrents and data and match it with unerring instinct to set up
the most favorable outcomes for growers will be – is now – highly prized.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 27.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo13; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-text-indent-alt: -18.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27.0pt;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">iii.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Creativity</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The beauty of smart technology is . . .
it’s </span><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">new</span></em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">, so generally there are no rulebooks. This
allows for a lot of latitude as long as results are achieved. Eras of change
reward those who are able to make sense and process out of chaos.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 27.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo13; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-text-indent-alt: -18.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27.0pt;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">iv.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">People
management </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Do you have the people skills to deal with the
inevitable frustrations from this new and faster pace of action?</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 27.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo13; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-text-indent-alt: -18.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27.0pt;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">v.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Coordinating with
others</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">An ability to handle “handoffs” to other
members of the team adroitly and diplomatically will be critical to anyone
working in collaborative environments as we all do.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 27.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo13; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-text-indent-alt: -18.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27.0pt;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">vi.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Emotional
intelligence</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">It’s often said that farming is as much an art
as a science, and this is where emotional intelligence comes in. Can you
discern when a farmer … Just. Doesn’t. Want. … to go by only the data, even if
you’ve tried time and again to convince him or her that to do so would be the
better route? Backing off and allowing the customer to arrive at his or her own
conclusions can take a good deal of patience and emotional intelligence.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 31.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo13; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-text-indent-alt: -18.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -31.5pt;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">vii.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Judgment and
decision making</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Conducting analyses and having detailed and
wide-ranging discussions is one thing. Coming to a final conclusion and
suggesting a prudent path forward is another. (So is taking ownership for a
decision.)</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 27.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo13; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27.0pt;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">viii.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Service
orientation</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">This nearly goes without saying. Raise your
hand if you </span><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">don’t</span></em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> have a customer who ultimately pays your
salary. As the internet saying goes: “Go ahead. I’ll wait.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 27.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo13; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-text-indent-alt: -13.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27.0pt;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>ix.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Negotiation</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">When there are no set rules, nearly </span><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">everything</span></em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> can be a negotiation. How well can you
sell your idea to others? Can you accept rejection? Can you accept </span><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">compromise</span></em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">?</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 27.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo13; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-text-indent-alt: -18.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27.0pt;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">x.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Cognitive
flexibility</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">How nimble can we stay intellectually? Can we
shift modes rapidly without getting burned out? How well do we deal with change,
and with ambiguity? Cognitive flexibility is an important quality to have in an
era of data overload.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 27.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo13; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-text-indent-alt: -18.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">xi.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Domain Knowledge.</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Certainly, there will always be a call for
what technologists like to call “IT domain knowledge” – that is, expertise
gleaned from years of trial-and-error experience. But increasingly, real-world
outcomes in AgroTech will come from data science, IoT, Robotics, Embedded
systems, GIS & GPS, ICT, artificial intelligence and machine learning, with
experienced real-world agriculturists in effect acting as AgroTech consultant.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 5.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 1.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">4.3 How do I start a Smart Farm?</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 5.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 1.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">As mentioned before, you could start
by identifying the goals and what aspect you are focusing on. Then prepare the
money and choose the suitable technology. If your finances do not support it,
you can try to collaborate with researchers. So, they can do their research and
you can get the best crops. Another way is by finding investors.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 5.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 1.5pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">After the technology is already set,
maintaining smart farming is not an intermittent process. More research
regarding the actions to be taken and possible </span></p>
<h1 style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.75pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">5.0 Conclusion &
Recommendations</span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">5.1<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Conclusion </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-right: .65pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The use of smart technologies and tools in agriculture will cause
a significant shift in farming and food production over the coming years.
Potential environmental, economic and social benefits for communities are
significant, but there are also associated challenges. Disparities in access to
smart digital technologies, tools and services mean there is a risk of a
digital divide. Smallholder famers and others in rural areas are particularly
at risk of being left behind, not only in terms of e-literacy and access to
smart technological resources but also in terms of productivity and aspects of
economic and social integration. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 2.45pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 5.25pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Simply creating
smart technologies is not enough to generate results. Equally creating
awareness and implementation strategies will need to provide the basic
conditions and enablers for digital transformation. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Application of
smart technologies in the agricultural sector can significantly increase the
efficiency of agricultural land use, which will result in increased quantity
and quality of agricultural yields and in reduced negative impact of climate
change. </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%; margin-top: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">While there are still obstacles to overcome, smart technologies
open vast untapped potential for farmers, investors, and entrepreneurs to
improve efficiency of food production and consumption in Africa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To achieve this goal, small-scale farmers
must step-up to smart farming strategies. The small-scale farmers have the
highest population involved in agriculture but produces the least in terms of
output.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A smart small-scale farmer is
one who is in control’ and focused on technological solutions and digital tools
to solve his agricultural problems.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
is imperative to state that future farms will be small and smart, in order to
minimize space and environmental impact but maximize crop yield. Therefore,
small-scale stakeholder rural farmers must begin to integrate these smart
technologies; Precision Farming technology, Sensors-Soil and Water technology,
GPS Technology, smart-phones, remote-sensing services, Drones technology, Robot
technology, Data Accumulated from Soil, Information Technology, Nanotechnology,
Centre Pivot in Irrigation, cloud computing and distributed computing.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%; margin-top: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">In sum, the general directions to where farming should move
through using smart technology solutions come to the following:</span></p>
<ol start="1" type="a"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo10; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Monitoring
of crops, animals, and weather to transform available parameters into
valuable data;</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo10; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Optimization
of use of water and land;</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo10; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Reduction
of agricultural waste for protection of the environment;</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo10; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Improving
work efficiency through better planning based on constantly collectible
data;</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo10; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Improving
resilience through mitigation of vulnerabilities to environmental
disasters, pests, and pollutions;</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo10; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Reduction
of costs to boost both the productivity and affordability of agricultural
products.</span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">5.2<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></strong><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Recommendations</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: 150%; margin-right: .65pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo8; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">a.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Creation
of an Agro-eLearning educational platform for smart agricultural technology consultancy
for the purpose of self-education and strengthening of the application of
precision farming.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 12.95pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: .65pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo8; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">b.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Design
a manual or toolbox for the end user (farmer, Agro-food or forestry company,
etc.) to facilitate digital transformation in our communities.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 12.95pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: .65pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo8; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">c.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Simply
introducing smart technologies is not enough to generate results. Social,
economic and policy systems will need to provide the basic conditions and
enablers for digital transformation. </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 12.95pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: .65pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo8; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">d.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Creation
SAT extension centers where extension workers could spend time in the office
researching and developing plans for sustainable farming, and visiting farmers
to facilitate, communicators, helping farmers in their decision-making and
ensuring that appropriate knowledge is implemented to obtain the best results
with regard to sustainable production and development.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 12.95pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: .65pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo8; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">e.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">There
is a need to develop a model of digital skills training aimed at farmers so
they can learn to assess and implement the best practices and technologies for
their farm business.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 2.45pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 5.25pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "var(--nv-fallback-ff)","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b></p>
The Nigerian Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497386123845909636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787126357271849817.post-17033281321723410392020-11-01T12:15:00.004-08:002020-11-01T12:15:57.733-08:00Nigerian Policewoman wins UN award for peacekeeping exploits<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvVV-9PdwDLYvANuI24x_MkREQ4ARn9LTACG90SmqK6xVAOZvCFs1gKktEgh-UwH6Mu3fb-fqpNYtFguSVmTS26s44PgY1HB9PQ1ZwVhNmOxLeucMiowLEZ3lIo58p52-o-l2SFktIg/s600/Police+woman.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvVV-9PdwDLYvANuI24x_MkREQ4ARn9LTACG90SmqK6xVAOZvCFs1gKktEgh-UwH6Mu3fb-fqpNYtFguSVmTS26s44PgY1HB9PQ1ZwVhNmOxLeucMiowLEZ3lIo58p52-o-l2SFktIg/w640-h426/Police+woman.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>
</p><p>Jesus Christ apparently did not have the police in mind when he said that a
prophet has no honour among his own people. Yet that seems the lot of the
members of the Nigeria Police Force with regard to how much respect they
command abroad while they are largely despised by their own compatriots.</p>
<p>As a matter of fact, the attacks on police stations and the killing and
maiming of policemen in the recent #EndSARS protests is widely seen as evidence
of how much disdain the people have for them. The Inspector-General of Police,
Mohammed Adamu, reckoned that no fewer than 22 policemen were killed during the
protests while about 205 police stations were destroyed.</p>
<p>But in a fit of irony, a Nigerian policewoman on foreign mission in far away
Mali was being honoured by the United Nations in recognition of her selfless
service simultaneously as her compatriots were being persecuted at home. Chief
Superintendent Catherine Ekwutosi Ugorji, a Nigerian police woman serving with
the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), was
selected by the United Nations as one of two runners-up for the prestigious UN
Woman Police Officer of the Year award for 2020.</p>
<p>“Through both her words and actions, United Nations Police Officer Ugorji
exemplifies the best of United Nations policing,” said Under-Secretary-General
for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix. Only 21 of the 1,300 UN policewomen
deployed in UN peacekeeping operations were said to have been nominated for the
award with Ugorji emerging among the top three.</p>
<p>The year’s winner, Chief Inspector Doreen Malambo of Zambia, who serves with
the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), is billed to receive the award during a
virtual ceremony presided over by Mr. Lacroix on November 3. Superintendent
Rebecca Nnanga of Cameroon, serving with the UN Multidimensional Integrated
Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), is the other
runner-up.</p>
<p>Congratulating Ugorji for being chosen as a runner-up, UN Police Advisor
Luis Carrilho, said: “MINUSMA United Nations Police Officer Ugorji’s leadership
of three Formed Police Units in Gao has been remarkable, and Catherine (Ugorji)
has introduced tactical operations that have been instrumental in reducing
crime in the area, in support of the Malian security forces and the host
population.</p>
<p>“In addition to this very demanding role, Chief Superintendent Ugorji has
worked diligently to improve living conditions for women police officers so
they can serve safely and with dignity.”</p>
<p>Deployed to the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali
(MINUSMA) in 2018, Ugorji was said to have demonstrated exemplary conduct
throughout her deployment in Mali where she serves as a Formed Police Unit
(FPU) Coordinator in Gao.</p>
<p>She has been liaising and coordinating with local authorities and civil
society to finalise United Nations Police operations to reassure the population
in the conduct of normal activities in an area of insecurity due to the
incursion of terrorist and armed groups.</p>
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sat West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school
candidates, 2020, that the results of that exam will be released by
@waecnigeria tomorrow, Monday, November 2, 2020 by 10:30am.” </span></p>
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</p><p>The meeting between Buhari and former heads of state on Friday, October 23, has
been described as “very touching, poignant”. Special Adviser to President
Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina in an article titled
‘#EndSARS: Inside PMB’s parley with former heads of state, said they discussed
issues surrounding the #EndSARS protests and the state of the nation.</p>
<p>Among the former leaders present were Olusegun Obasanjo, Ibrahim Badamasi
Babangida, Chief Ernest Shonekan, Abdulsalami Abubakar and Goodluck Jonathan.</p>
<p>Adesina narrated that Gowon gave the opening remarks by lamenting that what
had started peacefully was taken over by “organised miscreants in Lagos and
other parts of the country. Peace and genuine protests by youths have been
hijacked.”</p>
<p>Drawing from experiences in 1967, before the Nigerian Civil War, Gowon was
said to have also given some recipes for the government to consider.</p>
<p>The presidential aide said Obasanjo spoke next amidst fears that he might
antagonise the Buhari regime.</p>
<p>Obasanjo was quoted as saying, “Let me commend your speech of last night,
which the nation had been waiting for. You made points that I believe need to
be commended.</p>
<p>
“You said peaceful protests were part of democratic practice. You also
indicated that the demands of the genuine protesters had been accepted, and you
were working on implementation.”</p>
<p>The former President said the activities of hoodlums who hijacked the
protests should be condemned, “as they took away the protests from those who
initially planned them.”</p>
<p>
On the job and economic situation in the country, he said, “We need heavy local
and international investments to make the impact we need to make. Our Foreign
Direct Investment is inadequate. And we need to get better results in security
so that the investments can come.”</p>
<p>When it was the turn of Ibrahim Babangida, he expressed concern about the
quality of intelligence available to the security agencies.</p>
<p>Abubakar also talked about the need for synergy among the security agencies,
whom he said should avoid “multiple mandates.”</p>
<p>“With adequate intelligence, some of these things can be nipped in the bud.
“I commend the government for the efforts so far, to end the protests. Funding
of security agencies should also be looked into, while the media should be
adequately engaged,” he was quoted as saying.</p>
<p>Shonekan cautioned that “preventive actions should be considered for the
future, rather than curative”.</p>
<p>“Please, call us for more of these meetings. We need to frequently discuss
very important national issues,” he added.</p>
<p>Jonathan was said to have commended the broadcast of the previous night, and
asked questions: “what led to the crisis? How do we stop such in the future,
even after the Buhari administration?”</p>
<p>He said, “the root cause of the crisis had been with us far before the
advent of the current administration”, and that “it may last into future
governments, except some immediate steps were taken.”.</p>
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Port Harcourt— Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has described the
Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist group and signed an
executive order to reinforce the ban on IPOB its activities in the state. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">He made this known in a statement
by Mr. Kelvin Ebiri, Special Assistant (Media) to the governor.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ebiri stated that the governor, in a broadcast
on Wednesday night in Port Harcourt, maintained that Rivers remains the home to
all tribes and ethnic nationalities. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">He said that the government
acknowledges and appreciates the enormous contributions from non-indigenes to
the political, social and economic development of the State. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">According to the statement, the
State Government will neither accept nor allow any individual or group from
within and outside to violate the peace, endanger lives and property under any
guise. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">It stated: “the state government
is opposed to the presence and activities of the legally-proscribed and
anarchic IPOB and whatever it stands for in Rivers State. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">“And so, let it be understood
that we have nothing against all or any specific tribe and will continue to
live in peace with people of all other tribal extractions residing or doing
business in Rivers State.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“But we have everything against the presence
and activities of the legally-proscribed IPOB and whatever that group stands
for in Rivers State.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“This is clearly a terrorist group which
existence, creed, mission and activities are strongly denounced even by the
Government and peoples of the South-Eastern states of the country.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I have, therefore, signed the executive order
to reinforce the total ban on IPOB and its activities in Rivers State or any
part thereof and nothing will stop us from enforcing this ban in its
entirety,’’ he said. </span></p>
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Wike also “directed security agencies and the chairmen of local government
areas to fish out and resolutely deal with any member of IPOB found in any
community following the executive order and other legal instruments’’.<br />
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massage was like a raging fire that consumed my mind. Throughout the weekend,
thought about the new beat enslaved my mind. It lead me into a dreamy
retrospection of the meeting where the beat was assigned to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Fellow
journalist were seated on the conference table paying heed to be the editor. It
was at the regular editorial conference where editor announce beats for the
reporters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the sense of sanctity
and seriousness, he read through the list and came to the last name where he turned
to me, probed my face and started reading again. Emeaba, you have been assigned
to cover court and police.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I
chuckled as he rounded off the meeting. I wanted to talk but nothing came to my
mind. I was only left in a puzzle about the assignment of this specialized
beat. The court and police beat, as important as they are tend to scare
journalists as they are said to be fraught with danger.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">However,
I could not think much about the beat until the weekend, precisely Sunday, when
I started preparing for the new beat. As I set my mind on the new assignment, I
momentarily reflected on the inherent dangers of the beats.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I
remember what we were taught in school that a journalist covering court and
police can write himself into trouble. The following day, I woke up with an
avowed determination to excel in the beat. As to demonstrate my desire to
succeed, I chose one of my best suits to wear for the challenging assignment.
However, I warned myself that I needed to be cautious with the way I go about
it.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">One
unique aspect of my assignment was that I was covering my news beats in Port-Harcourt
from Aba, so, as I was to go, I boarded a good vehicle from the bus Treminus in
Aba. I Aba early enough in other to arrive in Port-Harcourt by about 9.00am
session.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">At
exactly 8:00am, my vehicle made it to Eleme Junction in Port-Harcourt. So there
we were caught up in the usual traffic jam of Aba Road. We tried to beat the
traffic hold up to no avail despite the recklessness exhibited by the driver,
his effort to drive through proved abortive and we got to the park by 11:00am
before I could pick another vehicle to the court. The time had been fast spent
and in fact it was already noon.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">First
impression they say matters a lot in any assignment. So, I wanted my first
outing in my beats to be spectacular. As a means of achieving this, I wanted to
start with a visit to the Chief Registrar. The Port Harcourt Judiciary complex
is very big. It is a vast area that comprises various magistrate courts, State
High Courts and Administrative Offices. As a new person, I needed a lead to the
Chief Registrar’s Office.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">It
was at this point that I encountered lawyers with their pomposity. I had
reasoned that lawyers should not be carried away with their sense of pride that
they will not relate with someone finding his way in such a place, of course,
some of the people I encountered were good assistance while others just exposed
their ignorance of the place, but as a journalist, I was able to get to my
destination. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The
Chief Registrar was not in the office, so I had to wait for some time. It was
at the place of waiting the “big Oga” that I discovered that everybody is as
important as any other person. People were walking in and out to solicit for
other people’s assistance.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">However,
while I am ready to relate every bit of my experience, money changing hands in
the process of people soliciting for one assistance of the other, should not be
part of it. I spent the first day without actualizing my objective.
Disappointed the day the first day ended. I never bother to repeat a visit to
the Registrar’s Office. All I did was to commence my actual coverage of the
beat by visiting the court and reporting arguments of the self-acclaimed
learned gentlemen.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In
some of the courts I visited, I discovered that my presence created some
suspicion. It is a public place where anybody can enter and hear from
assignments. In some cases I had to make my identity known to the court clacks
though some of them resented my present.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Police
reporting is not equally an easy beat. One must acquaint oneself with in depth
information about the system. I know that lack of care could result in libel
suits with the corresponding consequences. This knowledge informed my brief
visit to the Rivers State Police Command Mosco Road, Port Harcourt.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The
place was a bee-hive of activities. The ranks and file of the force where there
with officers all seriously engage with their duties. The office of the Public
Relation Officer, Uche Chukwu (PHD) was particularly so busy that one could
think the activities in the command revolves around the image maker. Without
seeing Dr. Chukwuma before, one would, judging from his PHD and the way people
were trooping in and out of his office, take him to be one stoutly built,
potbellied difficult man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">But
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met an intelligent young man. After my chat with him, he assured me of regular
information that would help in keeping the society crime fee. The PPRO , like
other policemen, happened to be careful in relating with me. It is interesting
to be a police and court reporter</span></p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Features
writer Onuoha Emeaba examines the crisis rocking some councils in Abia State and
posit that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the genesis of such conflict
could be traced to bid by the respective leadership of such councils to satisfy
those who sponsored them into office.</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Since
the return of democracy in 1999 many local government council of Abia State
have been enmeshed in crisis. The council activities seem to have been bogged
down as everything that could be wrong, have gone wrong. The staff are not
being paid while the executive and the legislatures are at each other throat.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The
citizens too are complaining of lack of democracy dividends. Their grouse is
that the politicians who control the resources at the grassroots are only busy siphoning
public money their private pockets.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In
the manner of vulture preying on the carcass, these politicians at the local
government area are said to be struggling over the loots of the council. To
worsen it they are pointing accusing fingers at each other, and washing their
dirty linens in the law of courts.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">While
the political quagmire permeates through all the local government in the state,
observers hold the view that the crisis is prevalent in areas that generate
high revenue. That is probably why Aba North which is considered as the richest
Local Government Area with high concentration of industries and Ariria market
the biggest market east of the Niger is now crisis ridden.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Unfortunately
the Aba North which generates more revenue than other councils cannot pay staff
for more than five months. Even the councilors insinuated that the treasury is
rendered so porous that it cannot finance even a contract that would take the
least amount of money.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The
councilors have already indicted the council chairman chief Eme Abali Mba for
rendering the council financially useless. As a first step the councilors moved
to impeach the chairman after serving 14 days of the allegation leveled against
him. But instead of adhering to the legislative order of the council, Chief Mba
applied for an enforcement of his fundamental right in a suit no A/M167/2001,
in the high court of Abia State, holden at Aba.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Despite
the fact that the court presided by Justice T. Akomas granted leave to the
applicant of the enforcement of his fundamental right, the councilor who felt
that the chairman had a lots of skeleton in his cupboard vowed never to relent
in exposing the dirty deals of the chairman.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The
conflit lingered until the Abia State government set up a panel through the
hourable judge of state to investigate the allegations containing in the notice
of allegations of gross misconduct against the executive chairman.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">After
hearing the submission by cousels chairman, Chief Mba and the councilors, and
visiting some projects the chairman claimed to have done the panel stated that
the various projects shown to them were unsatisfactory. In what seemed a
contradiction of their report, the panel exonerated the chairman from the
alleged gross misconduct, but agreed that the things quoted by the chairman for
certain projects were grossly inadequate for such amount of money.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The
panel did not however, indict the chairman personally but the entire
politicians for failing in their duties. “it is however the view of the panel
that when the legislative council applies all it s power under the local
government law, project and the finances of the local government will be better
managed and monitor so that individual officers responsible for any specific
misconduct could be isolated and dealt with”, the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>panel concluded in their report.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Regrettably,
the impeachment crisis seem to have subsided as the panel granted reprieve to
the chairman, but the council had already been shattered by the crisis. The
councilor and the executive chairman of Aba North have thous wasted every
available kobo in the council of their individual struggle for political
supremacy to the detrimate of the people. This way many projects have been left
undone and staff salaries, including that of the councilors are yet to be
unpaid. The councils treasury is just empty.</span></p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Onuoha
Emeaba </span></i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">of
the Feature Desk in the report examines the recent strike embarked upon by the
rank and file in the Nigeria police and posits that the action appears to have elicited
he sympathy of the public.</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">When
the news first hit the street, it was dismissed as mere empty threats. Of course,
it couldn’t have been otherwise. For the news itself was attributed to
“faceless” policemen. But the tone of the threat suggested that something
serious was going to happen. Perhaps the greatest miscalculation was made by
the leadership of the force. At least they have tried in their usual ways
probably by intimidation to cow the rank and file into back pedaling on the
strike action.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Minister
of Police Affair, Mr. Steven Akiga said this much when he noted in a recent
news conference to address the strike palaver that the Police High Command
swing into action immediately the issue was brought to the force. They got it
all wronged, for the aggrieved policemen under the aegeis of Junior Police
Officers Association (JPOA) in disregard of the threat of being charged for
mutiny, had perfected their strategies. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Surprisingly
by January 31, the threat to go on strike was no longer ‘faceless’ one. Men of
the rank and file in the Nigeria police had gone on strike, not only did they
desert their duties post, the policemen equally harassed any of its colleagues
who attempted to go to his duty post. In fact prior to the strike action, JPOA
had warned that appropriate action, including death would be visited on any of
its men who flouted the order.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Again,
there was another miscalculation by the Police High Command. While they taught
that the strike would be limited to Cross River States were the faceless threat
had emanated in the first place, other states were caught in the same hug, for
instance at Eleme junction, in Port Harcourt the Rivers State capital where
policemen normally cluster for traffic duties, none was available that day for
duty. Especially, it was chaos all over as the absence of the policemen gave
touts the leeway to take over.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Reports
says the strike action was probably felt more in Cross River State. In Calabar
the capital for instance, most banks and companies were said to have closed
shop for fear of molestation by robbers, and possible attack by armed robbers.
For those who have been following the trial of discontents within the police
force, it was surprising that the strike action centered around non-challance
to their welfare from the early hours of the fateful day till the evening.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The
policemen in their 10 point demand urged the Federal Government to raise the
salary and allowance of the police constables at par with that of a local
Government Councilor. They also demand that all police Officers from the rank
of Constables to Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), who have stayed up to
five years in a particular rank should be promoted.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Other
demands by the policemen included that all police graduates within the rank and
file as well as the inspectors must be promoted to the rank of ASP within the
shortest possible time preferable not after than March, 30, 2002. In addition
all those with NCE qualification must be promoted to Inspector on or before
January 31.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The
demands which were endorsed by JPOA chairman Inspector Akpohome Ovie, Publicity
Secretary, Sgt. Owunaru Nnaji was to say the least, an unprecedented action in
the annals of the Nigeria Police. Now the action expectedly sparked off debate
as to whether the policemen could be charged for mutiny.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Although
the Minister of police Affairs, Mr. Akiga described the action as mutiny and
ordered that the sensitive points abandoned by the striking police officers be
manned by the military, the ranks and file of the police were remain perturbed,
even the reported arrest of the ring leaders and threats of prosecution appear
not to have silenced in the angry policemen. To them, the strike action is one
of the dividends of democracy in Nigeria, “At least our plights have been
acknowledged by the authority” a policeman who craved anonymity told <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">South-South
Express </i></b>at the Aba Central Police Station, Abia State, and expressed
delight that they embarked on the strike.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 81.0pt; margin-right: 90.0pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“But
people may see it in different ways, from the government angle, they may think
it is wrong for the police to go on strike, but will it be good for someone to
keep quiet and die”.</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The
anonymous policeman however advised the Deputy Inspector General of Police,
Alhaji Bukar Ali not to make good his threat of prosecuting the four policemen
alleged to have masterminded the strike because as he stated if he tries
anything funny like prosecuting the officers, we are going to resist it.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Can
you imagine that the inspector General of Police, Mr Muslia Smith informed the
international press that the least paid policeman earns ₦17,000 instead of
₦7,500” the policeman who begged for public sympathy said that today.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">As
if he was endorsing the thinking of the Junior Police Officers, President
Olusegun Obansajo who immediately released the sum of ₦1 billion for the
payment of their salaries, also indicted the top hierarchy for negligence.
Speaking at a media chat with editors last Monday, Obasanjo had acknowledged
the point condition for the Nigeria Police but said that the top hierarchy know
why it is so. Obasanjo was like indirectly calling the Inspector General of
Police Mr. Musliu Smith to account for the billions of naira released to the
police in last year’s budget.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the
Minister of Police Affairs, Mr. but the Minister of Police Affairs, Mr. Steven
Akiga like other members of the top echelon of the police insisted that the
strike was not necessary, explaining that the force has Its own system of
channeling their grievances<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to
appropriate quarters. Mr Akiga statedin his speech that the action of policemen
was a display of flagrant indiscipline which amount to mutiny.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Traditional
rulers of Nde Agho autonomous community in Abia State, His Royal highness Eze
Barrister Samuel Nwosu Onyeama said in an interview that the strike does not
amount to mutiny at all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“They didn’t
intend to disturb the government of the day, they want to be heard because
government take care of the senior echelon of the police without looking at
other ranks”, he said.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Onyeama
who is former speaker of old Imo House of Assembly during the second republic
and a member of the constituent Assembly said that the police has the right to
form their group. The society is not statie, what happened in the colonial era
when the police were cowed should not operate now, adding that I is time we
give people opportunity to fight for their right using legal and constitutional
means.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The
learned Monarch however, admitted that since the police force came into being
in the country there has not been any history of strike. “But people may see it
in different ways, from the government angles, they may think it is wrong for
the police to go on strike, but will it be good for someone to keep quiet<a name="_GoBack"></a> and die,” he quired stressing that the man who keeps
silence when oppressed die.</span></p>
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width="670" /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Even
with repeated assurances from the government, Nigeria are yet to witness an
improvement in level of security around them and as features writer, ONUOHA
EMEABA notes in the report, the fears are deepening day by day.</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">They
look frail and fagged out, fidgeting like recalcitrant pupils standing before a
harsh head teacher. Governor Bola Tinubu of Lagos State, the Commandant of the
Ikeja Military Cantonment, Brigadier George Emdia, and Mr. Mike Okiro, the
Lagos State Police Commissioner who bore the burden of breaking the bad news to
Nigerians were all panic stricken.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Perhaps
to underscore the gravity of the disaster, and the need to communicate to a
heterogeneous society with different linguistic backgrounds, they had to convey
the message of the bomb blast in the three major languages, Hausa, Igbo and
Yoruba. But whether the confusion that trailed the explosion allowed them to
stay glued to their television sets to decode the broadcast was another question.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Indeed
the massage was terrifying. About 400 bombs stockpiled at the Ikeja Cantonment
had exploded and within a narrow time frame of four , more than 2000 Nigerians
who ran for their lives amid a stampede, and as Nigerians were grappling to
come to terms with the incident, another tragedy struck. One of the busiest
settlement in Lagos, Idiaraba was engulfed in ethnic violence between Hausa and
Yorubas. At the last count, the casualty figures were still being contested.
While some media reports put the figure at 100, another put at a whooping 400.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The
above painted picture is that of a nation which in the last two years, has been
engulfed in violence and untold tragedy. From the North to the South the nation
is boiling. Tragedies occasioned by minor squabbled have become a permanent
feature. Aside, there have been cases of clear assassination which many
attribute to the tense political environment ahead the 2003 election.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Take
for instance the South-West which has the distinction of being a hot bed of
violence especially during democratic elections. In the region which harbored
the often orchestrated politically monolithic Yoruba ethnic group, there are
signs that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>before the election proper,
the “wild” syndrome is bound to replay itself, and no other tragedy depicts
this cycles of violence, then the brutal murder of Chief Bola Ige, Nigeria’s
Attorney General, and Minister of Justics December, 23, 2001 at his house in
Ibadan.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Ige’s
murder, many believe, remains a disgrace to the nation, and the reason for such
thinking might not be unconnected with the fact that the late Yoroba politician
had a detachment of security personnel attached to him. The question many are
asking up till today is “why did all the policemen attached to the Minister
left to eat when it was obvious that the atmosphere within the area was
pregnant with violence? The general thinking among Nigeria’s in the last four
months has been that if a cabinet murder could be murdered easily, then
ordinary citizens could not be said to be very safe.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Even
before Ige’s murder, another elected politicians Mr. Odumayo Olabgagu was
equally murdered in cold blood by unknown assasins. Many however say Olagbagu’s
assassination, even as a member of Ogun State House of Assembly, cannot be
divoiced from the political disagreements that have rocked the state for the
past month.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Away
from politically motivated conflicts, Lagos has remained a hot-bed of
ethnic-religious conflicts in the past one year. It is always, either there is
religious violence in Kano and reprisal actions taking place in Lagos, or
vice-versa. The greatest fear here however, is that Lagos and indeed the entire
South-East is fast becoming very insecure for Nigerians, and it is quite
predictable and by 2003, the fight for supremacy between the Alliance for
Democracy (AD) and the people’s Democracy Party (PDP), will aggravate the
security solution.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In
the South-East of Nigeria where the Igbos inhabit, the picture is the same.
Perhaps what appeared to have posed serious security threats in the whole of
the South-East have been the wave of armed robbery incidents which before the
advent of democracy, crippled the conduct of business. Unfortunately, the
insecurity situation which was gradually being tackled is again taking the
dangerous twist. The sit ration is not even helped by the growing political
reveries among the various political leaders within the zone.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Now,
consider Abia State where the formation of the dreaded Bakassi Boys, a
vigilante group almost brought criminal activities to a near zero level in the
area, especially Aba in year 2000. The irony now is that all same group formed
to protect the citizens has been instigating violence on its own. The cities of
Aba, Umuahia, like many others cities in Nigeria, are filled with horroful
tales, whether suicide, rapes, robbery and other crimes.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Nothing
perhaps epitomizes the state of insecurity than the decision of the Abia State
government to engage the sevice of the private security firm to secure the
government house. Many of course, regard the section as a vote of no confidence
of the police, and even the Bakassi boys which the government has aided so much
financially. Regartably too, the various vigilante groups that emerged
spountanouesly as a reaction to the upsurge in criminal activities, and as
popular alternatives to the formalized security agencies appeared to have metamorphosed
into machineries for silencing the opposition, name it Odua People Congress
(OPC), Bakassi boys, Arewa, or Egbesu boys all have become lame dog outfits
feeding fat from political leaders.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In
the North, frequent incidents of religious riots have made the area a no-go zone
for those who have their lives from Kano, Kaduna, Sokoto, Markudi and recently,
Jos, the story is that of gory tales of brazen disregard for human lives.
Unlike other zone, the crises in these areas are purely religious with
political undertones and that seems to have reached a crescendo since the
introduction of the sharia legal system. Kaduna and Kano, in the last two
years, have witness the lost of more than 4000 lives. The greatest shock came
from Jos in the middle of last year, when Christian and Muslems engages
themselves in a fierce battle.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">At
the end, the entire city was devastated and many lives lost. Even the Middle
Belt which has long remained an an attachment of the north remain a tatters.
Late last year, a bloody conflict between the Tivs and Jukuns inhabiting
Taraba, Nassarawa and Benue States hold the country to ransom and at the last
count, both soldiers and civilians were counted among the dead.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In
the South-South geo-political, the conflict appear to be mostly communal and
political. Although such conflicts have been ranging for a long time probably
as a result of the distrust between the multinational companies and the host
communities, there are equally fears that the insecurity might deepen with the
incoming elections.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In
Rivers State where communal conflicts have often snowballed into political
crises, areas such as Okirika, Abua Odual, Ogu/Bolo and Ogbakiri have turned a
ghost town in the last two years. Analysis say the situation is likely to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>worsen next year with the missing opposition
against the ruling party.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Bayelsa
their next door neighbor is not faring better. Late last year, there were
reports that most commissioners and top civil servants had fled their lives
residence at the Opolo hausing estate owing to insecurity. At present, many of
the commissioners are said to be moving about with up to four armed security
personnel.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">With
the sporadic loss of lives and other threats to lives and property, observers
believe that Nigerians are whirling to their graves every day. They have concluded
that the security system has failed and no one can sleep with his two eyes
closed in Nigeria. For instance, Mr. Okey Uzoho, a legal practitioner and
political scientist considers the level of insecurity as a sign of
dissatisfaction with the government. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">He
said that what those perpetrating the crime have done is to send money to
government and to Nigerians that if things continues the way it is, then
violence would overtake everywhere. “When people are not given the freedom to
decide on the way they want to go, such people resort to violence because they
thought that with such action, they can prove their point,” Uzoho noted,
suggesting that the government should open the space to that whatever
grievances people have can be tabled for discussion.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“When
people are not given the freedom to decide on the way they want to go, such
people resort to violence because they thought that with such action, they can
prove their point,”</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">However
another lawyer and a retried police officer, Friday Nwose said both the
government and the security system are faulty. He said those in government
should be blamed for making efforts to effectively use available security
operatives to protect lives and properties of the citizen.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Nwosu
particularly indicted politicians saying that when they find themselves in
governance, they behaved as if they will die with the office. “that is why they
can perpetuate any crime that will jeopardise the security of the country” he
said. He attributed the lackadaisical attitude of the police to lack of adequate
education. “If the police are given adequate training, they would know what to
do at a point in time to protect lives of the people. Police officers should
have in-service training at least they should have a diploma in law or any
other social sciences” the retired police officers cum lawyers lamented.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">He
added that it is lack of adequate training that makes the police succumb to
intimidation and blackmail, thereby joepardising the security of the nation and
the people. “They need to be emancioated from<a name="_GoBack"></a> mental
slavery in order to do their works of determing and preventing crime in the
society,”he opined.</span></p>
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<h1>Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has tendered an unreserved
apology to Eyo Charles, the journalist he verbally assaulted during a press
conference in Calabar.</h1>
<p class="hyphenate">The politician also apologised to the Nigeria Union of
Journalists, family members, friends, and colleagues of the journalist.</p>
<p class="hyphenate">The minister had during the conference angrily referred to
the journalist as a stupid man and also threatened to report him to his
publisher after the reporter asked him about the sponsor of his tour in the
oil-rich South-South states.</p>
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Speaking on Friday, August 28, 2020, during a press conference at the
Government House in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom capital, Fani-Kayode said his reaction to
the question was undefendable, adding that he disappointed himself and his
family.</p>
<p class="hyphenate">He said, <em>“I’m deeply sorry for the manner I reacted to
the said reporter. I was too hard on him. The question was mischievous, but I
fell for it.</em></p>
<p class="hyphenate"><em>“I should have been smarter than that. I am using this
opportunity to reach out to him, and I hope he will be kind enough to forgive
me.”</em></p>
<p class="hyphenate"><em>“I disappointed myself, my family and friends, my
colleagues and even my bosses, those who hold me in high esteem.</em></p>
<p class="hyphenate"><em>“I have regrets, it was not my finest day. No leader or
public figure should ever react like that. I disappointed myself. I deeply
regret it and I believe it will never happen again.”</em></p>
<p class="hyphenate">The ex-minister had on Wednesday, August 26, 2020, <a href="https://www.pulse.ng/news/politics/fani-kayode-i-hereby-withdraw-the-word-stupid-used-in-addressing-journalist/2kjq8e7" id="70c7b66c-df96-4789-8031-07b0aa6432fc">withdrawn the word ‘stupid’</a> from
the insult he rained on the journalist at the conference.</p>
<p class="hyphenate">The politician said he withdrew the word because he has many
friends in the media.</p>
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</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board said
it had lifted the suspension earlier placed on the printing of admission
letters, and inter-university transfers among others.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The organisation said with the development, “all
requests for printing of admission letters, inter-university transfers,
condonement of illegitimate admissions and other processes for previous years
which had been hitherto suspended would now be restored from Monday, August 31
2020.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
The Head of Media and Public Relations in JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made the
announcement in a statement in Abuja on Sunday.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">He said, “To ensure that candidates who took the
UTME prior to 2020, and who require certain corrections of their processes are
accommodated, JAMB has lifted the suspension earlier placed on processes
covering those years.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“However, it is to be noted that most of these
operations are only available at JAMB offices nationwide. Furthermore, as the
Board is desirous of sustaining compliance with COVID-19 protocols, it maintains
that 2020 UTME candidates desirous of these services will only be attended to
through the Appointment Booking Platform which they could access online through
their phones to secure a definite date and time for an appointment.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“The Board urged all State offices to ensure that
all clients comply with all existing COVID -19 protocols. To ensure that
candidates who took the UTME prior to 2020, and who require certain corrections
of their processes are accommodated, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation
Board has lifted the suspension earlier placed on processes covering those
years.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“As you may be aware, the need to prevent
overcrowding at its Computer-Based Test Centres and other partner facilities,
in line with extant COVID -19 protocols issued by relevant agencies, led it to
allow candidates to seek corrections and other processes only through the 2020
Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination or Direct Entry platforms. This
measure had the intended effect of limiting the number of persons visiting the
centres.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“As the government continues to ease the lockdown
leading to the resumption of students in exit classes, the number of 2020 UTME
candidates needing one service or another at the various centres has
drastically gone down, thus, the Board has decided to open up its platforms to
accommodate more requests especially from previous years.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“Therefore, all requests for printing of
admission letters, inter-university transfers, condonement of illegitimate
admissions and other processes for previous years which had been hitherto
suspended would now be restored from Monday August 31 2020.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“However, it is to be noted that most of these
operations are only available at JAMB offices nationwide. Furthermore, as the
Board is desirous of sustaining compliance with COVID-19 protocols, it
maintains that 2020 UTME candidates desirous of these services will only be
attended to through the Appointment Booking Platform which they could access
online through their phones to secure a definite date and time for an appointment.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
JAMB also urged all state offices to ensure that all clients comply with all
existing COVID-19 protocols.</p>
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<p></p><p>The Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria has asked the Nigerian Bar
Association to remove ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo and Rivers State Governor,
Nyesom Wike, from the list of speakers in the upcoming Annual General
Conference of the NBA.</p>
<p>Thousands of lawyers had signed a petition for the NBA to remove Kaduna
State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, from the list of speakers due to his
government’s failure to stop the killings in Southern Kaduna, and his alleged
human rights record.</p>
<p>
The summary of the petition against el-Rufai, which was started by Usani Odum,
read, “The senseless killings in Southern Kaduna must stop.</p>
<p>“The political correctness of Governor el-Rufai on national TV is
diversionary. It is a reversal to have him speak to lawyers on security, when
Governor (Babagana) Zulum of Borno, a better person, can do so.</p>
<p>“We may not be able to do anything to stop the killings, but we can stop the
governor from speaking at the NBA-AGC to show our disapproval of the manner he
has handled the situation.”</p>
<p>Bowing to pressure, the NBA tweeted its decision on Thursday, “The National
Executive Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association at its ongoing meeting
resolves that the invitation to the Kaduna State Governor, H.E. Nasir el-Rufai
by the 2020 Annual General Conference Planning committee be withdrawn and
decision communicated to the governor.”</p>
<p>Also, the Dutse branch of the NBA, among others, has threatened to boycott
the 60th virtual conference which holds between August 26 and 29, 2020, if
el-Rufai is not re-invited.</p>
<p>Other speakers at the conference with the theme, ‘Step Forward’, include Vice-President
Yemi Osibanjo; House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila; Chief
Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad; Former President Olusegun Obasanjo;
Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami; and Rivers State
Governor, Nyesom Wike.</p>
<p>In a telephone interview with <em>The Media</em> on Saturday, president of
the Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria, Ibrahim Abikan, said his
association objected to having Obasanjo and Wike as speakers at the conference
because they were allegedly guilty of the same allegations filed against
el-Rufai.</p>
<p>
Abikan said the outgoing NBA president, Paul Usoro, SAN, contacted MULAN to
suggest an alternative “Northern Muslim speaker” following the dis-invitation
of el-Rufai.</p>
<p>Abikan, a Professor of Law at the University of Ilorin, said, “MULAN didn’t
suggest or recommend el-Rufai to be one of the speakers, so, we wonder why we
were approached to come up with an alternative Northern Muslim governor to
replace el-Rufai.</p>
<p>“We insist that if any standard is set for withdrawing el-Rufai, the same
should apply to other speakers too.</p>
<p>“El-Rufai is a public officer and any other person who has the same record
of allegations of human rights abuses should also be disqualified.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The Debt
Management Office, DMO is currently enmeshed in corruption scandal</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Money
amounting to N1.08 billion is alleged to be lost from 2017 till date, thereby
raising corruption cases the country is battling. It was learnt that the
large-scale financial wrongdoings in the office would likely draw the attention
of anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The
corruption is allegedly being perpetrated through various means ranging from
awards of contracts, operating on temporary files, unauthorized overseas trips,
organization of fictitious events, production of fake transport receipts and
destruction of official documents. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Chronicle
of frauds In December, 2017, the office requested the then Minister of Finance,
Kemi Adeosun to approve the sum of N90 million to cover travel expenses to
states for eight DMO Staff to carry out reconciliation of the Paris Club
Refunds. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Adeosun
approved N60 million for the exercise.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The money was released to the DMO via AIE No.
CMD/SW/REC/008/2018 dated 12th January, 2018 but the members of staff nicknamed
‘the Task Force’, we gathered, never travelled to any states.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They rather worked in-house to conclude the
assignment, using the records already in the possession of the DMO.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was gathered that the money was
subsequently withdrawn in tranches, brought to the office and distributed to
the staff contrary to extant regulations </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The first
tranche of the money, it was learnt, was N4.8 million, the 2nd, 3rd & 4th tranches
were released in the sum of N20 million each and N15.2 million respectively
totaling N60 million.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was gathered that the eight staff of DMO
who did the work were only given about N2,500,000 each on the average, making a
total of about N20 million with the balance of N40 million allegedly diverted. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Incidentally,
the money which was an advance payment from the Ministry of Finance to DMO has
not been retired till date. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Litany of fake events, trips totaling N130m</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In November, 2019, the office also approved
money to be paid for events which included sensitization workshops on “various
products recently introduced” by DMO in four commercial cities of Ibadan,
Kaduna, Port Harcourt and Owerri. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The
events and trips, for which a total of N130 million was expended, it was
gathered, never existed or took place. N401.3million paid on contract
splitting, media consultancy, using temporary file (T1- T1 million) </span></p>
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2018 and June, 2020, the office had approved the payment of about
N401,348,818.00 for an unknown media consultancy firm believed to be fake
without due process.</span></p>
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awarded to the vendor on monthly basis for each project, exceeding the monetary
thresholds of the office, depending on the nature of the project.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By the act establishing the office, the DMO’s
approval power, it was learnt, is not expected to cross the threshold of N2.5m
million. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Figures
outside this amount pass through the DMO’s tenders board to be discussed by
other accounting officers who will determine the viability and the propriety or
otherwise of the project.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where it exceeds the approval powers of the
boards, it is then taken to the ministerial tenders board for approval and or
the Federal Executive Council, FEC as the case may be. This, however was done
without an active file to establish the history of the transactions but in a
Temporary File (T-File) ranging from T1 to T1million. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">It was
gathered that payments were however made. Interestingly, in a transaction of
N10 million for instance, the invoice would be broken into smaller amounts and
paid to the same vendor on the same date and on the same project in a bid to
make them fall within the office threshold. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Reckless
approval of projects totaling N350 million above threshold</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is also an approval for projects whose
amounts were beyond the power of the office. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">These
projects which the aggregate is estimated to the tune of over N350 million were
supposed to pass through the DMO’s tenders board or Ministerial tenders board. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">But that
was not the case as due process was not adhered to, an offence which
contravenes Section 17 (ai-ii) of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 and Section
2906 and 2916 of the Financial Regulations and other relevant sections of the
Act and extant laws. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">False
claims of funds with fake receipts for events totaling about N29.9 million </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The
office also operates on fake receipts and invoices in the guise of weekend work
refreshment and other activities. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">It was
alleged that so far, claims of funds amounting to N29,929,900 had been made. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Approval
and receipt of estacode for N56m unauthorized foreign trips Similarly, the
office enriches itself with payments of estacode and air tickets for foreign
trips totaling about N56 million without the approval of relevant authorities
as required by extant circular HSCF/CSO/HRM/POL. 1402/1 of 2015 and 2016.
Collection of N3 million duty tour allowance for trips never embarked upon</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The office also has the penchant of collecting
money for trips not embarked upon and such refunds were not being paid back to
the treasury. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Payment
of N50 million Business class flights for trips Contrary to the circular No.
SGF/OP/1/S.3/1753 of November 2016 of the Federal Government, members of the
top management team used business class tickets for foreign trips for which
about N50million may have been expended even on trips not approved by the
ministry of finance. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Suppression,
falsification and destruction of official records On September 12, 2019, there
was a request by a top official for the approval of the Minister of Finance,
Budget & National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed to embark on a trip to the
United States for the 2019 Annual Meeting of the World Bank Group and the
International Monetary Fund in Washington DC scheduled to hold from October 14
– 20, 2019 at Washington DC. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">A Travel
File with No. DMO/DG/042/725 was sent to the Finance & Account Unit of DMO
for payment with no approval of the minister for payment. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The
payment was however not processed owing to the intervention and query of the
Internal Audit & Control Unit which stopped the payment. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The file
with the query of the Internal Audit Unit was later to disappear. However it
later resurfaced for payment of the same trip, same amount, same date and venue
with a new File No. DMO/DG/005/T2 where an approval for travel was purported to
have been directed by the Ministry of Finance, Budget & National Planning.
Inflation of FG’s floatation cost budget </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">This
paper learnt that there had been requests for funds not needed into the Federal
Government of Nigeria, FGN Bond floatation Cost Account, thereby increasing the
cost of issuance of Bonds and by extension increasing the total debt burden and
debt stock in a bid to siphon the funds. But this has always met the resistance
of some department of the Office. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">For
instance, in 2018, the office closed Account with a balance of about N2.68
billion and in 2019, without minding the huge balance, it also requested for
extra funds without refunding the balance of that of 2018 leading to a huge
balance of about N4.3billion at the close of 2019 Account. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Following
the excess money in the account, the Office went on expenditure spree. For
example, a certain communication outfit was paid the sum of N22 million through
a Department called Market Development Department but was stopped by Internal
Audit & Control. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
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management on a collusion course and affected the efficiency of the Debt
Management Office which may be inimical to the overall agenda of the President
Buhari led government.</span><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">
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</p><p>The House of Representatives has suspended its investigative hearing on
Nigeria’s external borrowings and commercial agreements with other countries,
especially China.</p>
<p>The House Committee on Treaties, Protocols, and Agreements had invited
several ministers and top officials of the Federal Government to the third
hearing on Tuesday.</p>
<p>
Those expected at the hearing included the Minister of Works and Housing,
Babatunde Fashola; Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Ali Pantami;
Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Maigari; and Minister of the Federal
Capital Territory, Mohammed Bello.</p>
<p>Both Bello and Maigari had arrived at the venue.</p>
<p>Chairman of the committee, Mr Nicholas Ossai, who led members of the panel
into the venue about one hour behind schedule, called for the adjournment after
the opening prayers were said.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Ossai
said the lawmakers needed to scrutinise the documents already presented to it,
while the panel would also demand explanations from the Federal Ministry of
Justice on the loans and agreements.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The
committee, therefore, resolved to adjourn till Tuesday next week.</span></p>
The Nigerian Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497386123845909636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7787126357271849817.post-55807172955832110572020-08-09T12:15:00.001-07:002020-08-09T12:15:07.758-07:00ZONING: El-Rufai backs South, says no northerner should run in 2023<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Amid controversy over the propriety of rotational presidency between
North and South, Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai has said no northerner
should contest for the presidency in 2023. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">El-Rufai expressed his personal opinion on what has become a divisive
subject, dismissing insinuations that he was interested in the race.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The governor, who made the
statement in an interview with BBC Hausa Service, had also made a similar
remark last year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">His latest statement came on the heels of Alhaji Mamman Daura’s
assertion that merit should determine who becomes President instead of zoning.
Daura, President Muhammadu Buhari’s nephew aired his views also in an interview
with BBC Hausa Service. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">El-Rufai said: “In Nigerian politics, there is a system of rotation, in
which everyone agrees that if the north rules for eight years, the south will
rule for eight years. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">That is why I came out and said that after President Buhari has been in
office for eight years, no northerner should run for office. Let the
Southerners also have eight years. If you look at how I am, I don’t take anyone
to work with me for the zone he came from. The eligibility I look at is if who
is entrusted to the public will hold it properly. It has been said that I have
loved the presidency since I was a minister in the FCT. This is nonsense. I do
not want the Nigerian presidency. God gives power, whether you like it or not,
if he wants it, He will give it to you, but I have never sought the presidency
of Nigeria, no one can say I have ever sought it”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nigeria operates an unwritten
rotational presidency between north and south. Of the major political blocs in
the country, the South-East has not produced president since 1999.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Meanwhile, governor of Imo State,
Sen. Hope Uzodinma has declared that the nation would be better off if merit is
allowed to drive the processes of electing public office holders.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He spoke in Owerri, when he
received in audience the Coalition of Ethnic Nationality Youth Leaders in
Nigeria, who visited him. His words: “I will rather see a situation where merit
is allowed to drive the process of determining who occupies a public office in
the country rather than where you come from. I think merit should drive the
political process because the nation will be better off for it. We must use our
diversity to strengthen national unity not to divide the nation. We should find
unity in our diversity by believing in each other”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He charged the youths to always
support the Federal Government under President Buhari who he described as the
most youth-friendly president so far in the country. Uzodinma said despite all
challenges, President Buhari gave the youths a sense of belonging through
several forms of empowerment such as N-Power, political appointments, agric
loans, skills and youth fund initiative.</span></div>
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</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The 14 elected members of the Edo State House of
Assembly who were not sworn in since the inauguration of the Assembly in 2019
have written to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation,
Abubakar Malami (SAN), highlighting the alleged infractions of Governor Godwin
Obaseki.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The members, joined by three members from the
faction already sworn in, wrote through their counsel, Dr Ehiogie West-Idahosa
of West Idahosa & Co., saying the governor’s action in not allowing them to
be sworn in was unconstitutional. This, they said, underlined the
disequilibrium in the political stability of the state and the resultant
insecurity that had characterised the state.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
In the letter with the reference number WIC/AB/W2/1024/20, and obtained by <em>a newspaper,</em> the 17 aggrieved lawmakers, said to be loyal to a former National
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, said contrary to
the standard practice of inaugurating the House with possibly all members
present, the governor, on June 17, 2019, chose to inaugurate the House at odd
hours with only about nine members in attendance.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">They alleged that the agents of the governor
prevented them from attending the inauguration, noting that they had done
everything possible to remedy the situation but to no avail till date.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The letter titled, ‘Urgent and nationalistic
appeal to intervene in the restoration of constitutional democracy in Edo State
of Nigeria’, dated August 3, 2020 and signed by West-Idahosa, the principal
partner, added, “Since then, the Assembly has been run by nine members for no
justifiable reason whatsoever. By failing to inaugurate about 14 members-elect
of the House, there is a huge social and political disequilibrium in the state.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“The rule of law has been seriously eroded and
replaced by strong-arm tactics in Edo State. This in itself is anti-democratic
and ought not to be allowed in a democratic government such as the one operated
in Nigeria.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“Over 60 per cent of the population of Edo State
are unrepresented in the House of Assembly and are therefore missing out on
constituency projects, employment and other forms of government patronage. This
has escalated poverty levels in such constituencies and there is a corresponding
increase in crime and general insecurity in such areas.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">They said contrary to Section 109 (g) of the
constitution (as altered), Obaseki dumped the APC for the Peoples Democratic
Party even when there was no “nationally acknowledged” faction in the APC .</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">They pointed out that democracy is founded on
majority rule but that the 17 lawmakers were unable to do their job.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The letter added, “It is undemocratic and
unacceptable to any sovereign nation that the House of Assembly of one of the
states making up the federation of Nigeria is operated by only seven members
out of the 24 elected.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
They said since the 17 members were elected on the platform of the APC, it is
legally and politically incorrect to allow a party with minority membership
keep 17 members-elect out of the House.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">They said since the proclamation of the House had
been done and the inauguration of the House “purportedly effected”, it is left
for members who have not taken an oath to be allowed to and carry out their
duties in the interest of justice.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“There is no feature of the law which precludes
the said honourable members from taking their oath with the cooperation of
sworn in members and the clerk of the House.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The 17 members, who have also pledged loyalty to
APC candidate in the September 19 governorship election in the state, Pastor
Osagie Ize-Iyamu, therefore appealed to the AGF to intervene by restoring a
functional House of Assembly in the state. The letter contained the names and
numbers of the 17 members.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">They said, “We therefore respectfully appeal to
you as the Chief Law Officer of the federation to invoke your power pursuant to
Section 150 of the 1999 constitution (as altered) to arrest the breakdown of
constitutional democracy in Edo State by intervening to restore a functional
House of Assembly in line with the provisions of Sections 90, 91, 101 and 104
of the 1999 constitution (as altered). Our clients shall be very obliged to
have your intervention in order to save constitutional democracy in Edo State.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>How they secured AGF’s backing within 24
hours</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Sequel to receiving their letter on Tuesday,
August 4, Malami, wrote the police IG within 24 hours directing him to provide
security for the inauguration of the 14 members, which took place at an unknown
location on Thursday. The Assembly’s Deputy Clerk, Mr Tom Efezokhae,
administered the oath of office on the members.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">He, however, cautioned that the members already
sworn in should not be prevented from discharging their duties.</p>
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</a><h2><span style="font-size: x-large;">SINCE March when Sanusi Lamido Sanusi was dethroned as Emir of Kano by
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, he has gone under the radar. The last that was
heard was that he moved to his Lagos home.</span></h2><h2><span style="font-size: x-large;">
</span></h2><h2><span style="font-size: x-large;">After he left the throne, he was appointed by the Kaduna State government
into the board of Kaduna Investment Promotion Agency (KADIPA) and made
Chancellor of the Kaduna State University (KASU). But since those appointments,
the normally vocal Sanusi has largely kept his counsel on political and social
developments.</span></h2><h2><span style="font-size: x-large;">
</span></h2><h2><span style="font-size: x-large;">He was, however, spotted during the recent Sallah celebrations in Lagos
leading some Muslim faithful in a prayer session. </span><br /></h2>
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</p><p>The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the COVID-19
pandemic may disenfranchise voters in the September 19 governorship election.</p>
<p>INEC Head of Voters Education and Publicity Mr. Timidi Wariowei expressed
this concern yesterday in Benin.</p>
<p>He said the commission had not carried out the continuous voter registration
exercise as well as the distribution of the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead
of the election.</p>
<p>Wariowei spoke at a roundtable on the governorship election organised by the
Centre for Democracy and Development in Benin.</p>
<p>The theme of the roundtable is “Issue at stake and their implications on the
conduct of credible election”.</p><p><img alt="INEC-logo - Voice of Nigeria" class="n3VNCb" data-noaft="1" src="https://www.von.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/INEC-logo.jpg" style="height: 243.323px; margin: 0px; width: 433px;" /> <br /></p>
<p>He assured the electorate that INEC was ready to conduct a credible poll.</p><p>
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</span></p><p>“The need to protect the people against the pandemic is placed above other
interests.</p>
<p>“The continuous voter’s registration would have taken care of those that
have attained the age of 18 after the last exercise and those that were unable
to register for one reason or the other during the exercise.</p>
<p>“The COVID-19 pandemic didn’t allow us to also carry out distribution of the
PVCs.</p>
<p>“We don’t want to be accused unnecessarily or seen to be undermining the
people, but for their own protection,” he said.</p>
<p>Wariowei said despite the challenges, election must be conducted in the
state to avoid constitutional crisis.</p>
<p>He said the poll would be conducted by following the precautionary measures
and maintaining social distancing by avoiding mass contact.</p>
<p>According to him, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) guidelines
have been mainstreamed into the guidelines’ provided by the commission for the
conduct of the governorship election.</p>
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</h1><h3 class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">…2023: We’ll back IPoB to actualize Biafra, if…—Okwesilieze Nwodo </span></h3><h3 class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">…Reiterates
support for Igbo presidency …</span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rotational presidency will enhance national
unity—Akpulonu, Abia Minority Leader</h3>
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</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: x-large; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqWVWWF-LkDtWyrwU03ecSB3FyLZS_zGqNweiIH7XtTAcw_wj6XiJO2CLONSvrOyS7mQNdM8tT7ycvzV29U3QhtjmVwSK5ixLY49ducily_wv8sh2AlA5Yt5GT2B4Dv1ByZEZSY16l0w/s270/Nwodo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="270" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqWVWWF-LkDtWyrwU03ecSB3FyLZS_zGqNweiIH7XtTAcw_wj6XiJO2CLONSvrOyS7mQNdM8tT7ycvzV29U3QhtjmVwSK5ixLY49ducily_wv8sh2AlA5Yt5GT2B4Dv1ByZEZSY16l0w/s0/Nwodo.jpg" width="402" /></a></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Following
the call by elder statesman, Tanko Yakassai, for Igbo presidency in 2023, the
former national chairman of People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Okwesilieze
Nwodo, has declared that Ndigbo would join Nnamdi Kanu to seek Biafra secession
from Nigeria, if South East did not produce president of the country in 2023.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This came as an Akwa Ibom elder and pioneer
National Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party PDP, Senator
Anietie Okon also said that Nigeria will break up if the North refuses to
concede the Presidency to the South in 2023</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nwodo, who was also the former governor of Enugu
State and former national Secretary of PDP, said Ndigbo have suffered grievous
marginalisation in Nigeria and should be given a chance to produce a president
for the sake of equity and national unity. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">He said
this during an interview with the media on Tuesday, adding that South East
geo-political zone has been persecuted for over 50 years even though the region
is more patriotic than any other geo-political zone in terms of economic
development of the nation. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">He said:
“Yakassi’s call is very fair and that is the correct thing. In the first
republic, the country was led by Tafawa Balewa and in the second republic, it
was led by Shehu Shagari. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">And then,
those of us in PDP made a very strong case to move the Presidency to South East
because, even the military people were all from the north, apart from Aguiyi
Ironsi who presided for a very short time. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">“We
managed to convince them at the party and Olusegun Obasanjo and Alex Ekwueme
contested. That was when Obasanjo won and after his tenure, he handed power to
another northerner, late Musa Yar’Adua who unfortunately died in office and the
Vice president completed the tenure.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>President Muhammadu Buhari will complete his
eight years in office by 2023. Following equity, the presidency should come to
the South East because Obasanjo was president for eight years, now Yemi
Osinbajo is also the vice president and would finish his eight-year tenure by
2023.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“So, in Southern Nigeria, it would be a total
disaster if we do not produce the next president because we have been terribly
marginalised since the end of the civil war. For 50 years now, we have been
persecuted for having fought for freedom. When will this marginalisation stop?
Anybody who loves Nigeria and who wishes Nigeria well should go for Igbo
Presidency in 2023 for unity, fairness, equity and for Nigeria to move forward.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
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only an Igbo man that will not marginalise any part of Nigeria because we
constitute the semen that hold the country together. We are the only tribe that
you find in every nook and cranny of Nigeria, doing business and developing
wherever we are as if it was our own place. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">“I don’t
believe that the Igbos are not united. There has never been a time when any region
produced a consensus candidate. Everybody emerged through primary elections.
The last election was zoned to the north and Atiku Abubakar contested with
other aspirants before he emerged PDP’s candidate, so did Buhari contest with
other candidates before emerging the candidate of the All Progressives
Congress, APC. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p>
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no zone that has produced a candidate by consensus. It doesn’t matter how many
people are interested. They will be subjected to party primaries and the person
with highest vote will win.<br />
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that are Good for Séx</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">séxologists, cardiologists, and psychologists agree:
how much you consume has a huge impact on your séxual health. Essentially, what
is good for your heart is good for better séx.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">1.Spinach and other green
vegetables</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><br />
Spinach is a potent source of magnesium, which helps dilate blood vessels,
according to Japanese researchers. Better blood flow to the genitals, as you've
learned, creates greater arousal for men and women.</span></div>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">2.Unsweetened tea</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><br />
The antioxidant catechin found in tea promotes blood flow all over the body for
séx power and brainpower; it enhances memory, mood, and focus. One particularly
potent catechin, a compound called ECGC prevalent in green tea, is thought to
increase fat burn.</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">3.Oranges</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><br />
Men who consume at least 200 milligrams of vitamin C a day improve their sperm
counts and motility, according to research at the University of Texas Medical
Branch.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">4.Eggs</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><br />
Over easy, hard-boiled, or scrambled, eggs aren't the most sensual food on the
menu, but it's hard to beat them for a fit and healthy body inside and out.
Eggs are rich in vitamins B6 and B5, which help balance hormone levels and ease
stress, and are important for a healthy libido.</span></div>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">5.Red wine</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><br />
Sounds like the makings of a good time to us! Italian researchers recently
found that the antioxidants and alcohol in the wine may trigger the production
of nitric oxide in the blood, which helps artery walls to relax, increasing
blood flow to the genitals. Just limit yourselves to a glass or two. More
alcohol than that can put a damper on séxual performance and lead to bed spins
of a not-very-séxy nature.</span><br />
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Red meat. Lean cuts are great sources of zinc, a mineral that curbs production
of a hormone called prolactin, which at high levels can cause séxual
dysfunction.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Zinc is also a key muscle-building nutrient, and the high
concentrations of conjugated linoleic acids (CLA) in beef, studies show, may
spur weight loss. Choose filet mignon or other deep red cuts with round or loin
in the name, because they are the leanest.</span></div>
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While they may not be the best choice for a side dish if you plan on séx for
dessert, building your meal plan around a foundation of beans and legumes will
ultimately pay off for you séxually. Many studies show that bean eaters are
leaner and healthier than people who don't eat beans.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Beans is rich in potassium which regulates blood pressure and heart
contractions, something you'll need as your heart starts racing when he does
that special move that makes you melt.</span></div>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">8.Fatty fish</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><br />
Oily coldwater fish like salmon, mackerel, sardines, and tuna should figure
heavily into your weekly meal rotation. The omega-3 fatty acids DHA and EPA
found in fish help to raise dopamine levels in the brain that trigger arousal.</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">9.Oats</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><br />
Eating oats is one of the few natural ways to boost testosterone in the
bloodstream. The male hormone plays a significant role in séx drive and orgasm
strength in both men and women. Oats (as well as seeds, ginseng, nuts, dairy,
and green vegetables) contain L-arginine, an amino acid that enhances the
effect nitric oxide has on reducing blood vessel stiffness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">L-arginine has been used to treat erectile dysfunction. Like Viagra, it
helps relax muscles around blood vessels in the penis. When they dilate, blood
flow increases so a man can maintain an erection.</span></div>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">10.Oysters and other shellfish</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><br />
Raw oysters actually do have a connection to séxual function. Oysters hold more
zinc than most any other food, and it is believed that this mineral may enhance
libido by helping with testosterone production--higher levels of the hormone
are linked to an increase in desire.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Zinc is also crucial to healthy sperm production and blood circulation.
Other good sources of zinc are shrimp, red meat, pumpkin seeds, poultry and
pork, eggs, and dairy products.</span></div>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">11.Dark chocolate</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><br />
Dark chocolate contains a compound called phenyl ethylamine that releases the
same endorphins triggered by séx, and increases the feelings of attraction
between two people.</span><br />
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am pleased to welcome you all to this press briefing. Veritas University, Abuja
(VUNA), is the Catholic University of Nigeria. It was founded by the Catholic
Bishops Conference of Nigeria through a resolution given at its March 2002
meeting in Abuja. The University was established in response to the felt need
for a University that would provide high quality tertiary education according
to the noble tradition of the Catholic Church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Provisional licence for operation was granted by the National
Universities Commission on May 7, 2007. The permanent site of the University is
located in Bwari Local Government of Abuja. The University opened its gates to
its first set of students in October 2008 at its take-off site in Obehie, Abia
State. It will interest you to know that our first set of students have written
their final examinations and completed all requirements for graduation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">From
March 27-30, 2012 the National Universities Commission (NUC) paid a visit to
the University for the Programme accreditation exercise. The University presented
the </span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">following
nine programmes: Accounting; Applied Microbiology; Economics; English and
Literary Studies; History and International Relations; Industrial Chemistry;
Marketing and Advertising; Political Science and Diplomacy; and Physics with
Electronics. I am pleased to announce today that all were granted <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">FULL accreditation</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Abia
State government, our host has commended Veritas University for having the most
disciplined set of students in the country and playing a major role in the
human resources development of the nation. Since the focus in all Universities
is on character and learning we are excited to get full marks in these key
areas in our early years.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">We operate a collegiate system. We have two
colleges, the College of Natural and Applied Sciences (NAS), and the College of
Management, Social Sciences, Arts and Theological Studies (MSAT), spread across
these colleges are six Departments and nine degree programmes that have been
fully accredited by the National Universities Commission.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I wish to reiterate the determination of all in the
Veritas University community to make the University rank among the top
universities in Nigeria. Though there are more than 117 universities in
Nigeria, we plan to place our University among the top 10.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The FULL accreditation of all programmes is the key
to our aim of ranking top in the Country. The record is unprecedented as no
University in Nigeria has ever got full accreditation in all its programmes at
the first NUC visit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Veritas University is a digital-based University in
terms of administration, teaching and learning. All students have their laptops
which are indispensible to their learning experience in the University. Every
registered student has a Veritas University e-mail address and is connected to the
library.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Our library gives students and staff access to the
world’s biggest collections of biomedical and health literature, Agora Database
which provides a collection of 1900 journals in all fields. We also have data
base for Oxford reference online, business source complete, academic source
complete, JSTOR, National Virtual Library among others</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">We have vibrant and internationally recognised academic
staff and well experienced non teaching staff that are working hard to achieve
the aim of ranking among top 10 in Nigeria.</span></div>
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THE UNIVERSITY’S PARMANENT SITE IN ABUJA</span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The sod-turning and official foundation laying
ceremony of the permanent site took place at the main campus in Bwari Area
Council, FCT, Abuja on March 1, 2012. The colourful ceremony was performed by
the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, Archbishop<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ignatius Kaigama who was accompanied by the
Chancellor of the University, Archbishop John Onaiyekan and the Pro-Chancellor,
Archbishop Anthony Obinna in addition to nearly fifty Bishops.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">We plan to relocate to Abuja in the 2013/14 academic
session which will commence in October 2013. Work has continued steadily at the
permanent site.</span></div>
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STUDENTS</span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">In pursuance of the noble objective of the
University, we are inviting eligible candidates to a Post-UTME screening
exercise for admission into the 2012/2013 academic session on Friday, August
31, 2012. The screening will take place at Regina</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> Pacis
College, Garki Area 10, FCT, Abuja and the </span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Take-Off Campus, Obehie, Abia State</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Eligible candidates include those who made Veritas
University<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>their first or second choice
in the 2012 UTME Application form as well as all other candidates interested in
studying at Veritas University who obtained a minimum of <b>180 score </b>in
the 2012 UTM Examination</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">We are calling on Nigerians to come and be part of
the great academic achievements of the University.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">IS there any hope for Nigeria? This regrettably is a fair
question given the massive challenges confronting Nigeria today – on
issues of security of persons and property, political stability,
economic development, increasing pauperization of the masses, degraded
infrastructure of power, transportation, educational and health
facilities, all pervasive corruption and excessive greed and
self-seeking amongst the three tiers of government, unresponsive
governance and growing pessimism amongst the vast majority of the
country’s population.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The paradox is that we are suffering all these in the context of
enormous natural resources endowments and a large, energetic, and easily
led population which make Nigeria one of the few countries in the world
today with great potential for rapid economic and social development
and for global importance.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Nigeria</strong><strong> over the last sixty years: </strong>Let us briefly recall the history of Nigeria over the last 60 years: Pre-Independence Progress and 1st Republic Years.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Nigeria was moving ahead with great strides in the decade before
independence. The country was wholly dependent on agriculture. Foreign
exchange was earned from agricultural exports mainly cocoa in the West,
groundnuts in the North, palm oil and kernels from the East.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Foreign</strong><strong> reserves</strong><strong></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The balance of payments was in surplus and sizeable foreign reserves
were built up by the Marketing Boards – up to 80 million pounds which
was shared by the three Regions after Independence.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe and Alhaji Ahmadu Bello</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That was good money then – considering that in no one year throughout
the colonial administration did Nigeria’s Budget exceed 40 million
poounds. Indeed, it was under Balewa and Independence that the Federal
Budget for a year reached 50 million pounds. You can begin to imagine
how carefully and frugally public funds were managed in those days when
you consider that the ports of Lagos, Warri, Port Harcourt and Calabar,
the 4000 miles of railways, the telegraph lines from North to South, and
East to West, the Airports of Lagos and Kano, the schools people of
mine and earlier generations attended and from which we went directly to
British, American and other universities were all developed with such
meager resources!!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Many African countries, our French speaking brothers became
independent and were admitted members of the United Nations at various
dates in 1960, but none was awaited with such eagerness and great
expectations as Nigeria. Unprecedentedly, one whole day was devoted by
the United Nations to the admission of Nigeria.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The Security Council met in the morning to approve our admission and
the General Assembly in the afternoon to formalize our admission and to
listen to our Prime Minister, Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa address the
Assembly. And he made a remarkable speech proclaiming the progress of
Africa as the first concern of Nigeria’s foreign policy, our policy of
non-alignment, our determination to contribute to maintaining world
peace and the dignity of man.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">He received great acclamation. I was a witness having been posted to
New York in March, 1960 to participate in setting up the Permanent
Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">There were great expectations for rapid progress – economic growth
and development – given the enormous endowments, and our human capital
resources and the calibre and stature of our First Republic Government.
With Dr. Azikiwe as Governor-General, later President, Alhaji Abubakar
Tafawa Balewa as Prime Minister and Head of Government, with many
experienced men who had achieved prominence as professionals,
businessmen and teachers as Ministers, the Government was highly
respected in the Commonwealth and the World. We can also recall the high
calibre of the principal envoys sent to us from UK, USA, Germany,
India, etc.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Soon after Independence, we acquitted ourselves creditably in UN
operations in the Congo, in the resolution of the crisis in Tanzania
helping for two years to supply the Army in that country where the Army
had revolted against Nyerere soon after that country’s Independence and
had to be disbanded and a new Army formed and trained. We also
subscribed to a special UN Fund for peace keeping operations.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The Nigerian Economy was growing under the 1962-68 plan at over six
per cent per annum with inflation rate under two per cent and so people
enjoyed improving standard of living. However, there were serious
political problems which had not been resolved before Independence. The
most serious was the Minorities Question.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">For many years, there had been general agitation for separate Regions
by the Middle Belt minorities in the North, the Mid-Western minorities
in the West and the Calabar-Ogoja-Rivers State Movement in the East.
There were tensions over the attempt to conduct a national census in
1961 which was cancelled, and was repeated in 1963. Then came the
break-up of the Action Group in 1962, the Treason trials and
imprisonment of Awolowo in 1963, the crisis over the December, 1964
Federal Elections which was resolved with the appointment of a
broad-based Federal Government in April, 1965, but which was then
followed by the heavily rigged Western Region elections in 1965.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Military rule </strong><strong>from 1966 </strong><strong></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Then came the bloody January, 1966 Military Coup that ended the First
Republic and brought in the First Military Government of General
Ironsi. General Ironsi was overthrown in another very bloody coup in
July, 1966. Nigeria then perilously hovered at the brink of
disintegration. For two excruciating days, there was no supreme
authority but this was not known by the public as the Federal Civil
Service was able to maintain the semblance of normalcy. Then the slide
to Civil War of 1967-70 which for all the loss of lives, and agony was
ended by Nigerians themselves without the intervention of foreign
“do-gooders”.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The country then embarked on the three Rs programme – Rehabilitation,
Reconciliation, and Reconstruction which had been well planned in
advance. The country resumed accelerated economic growth and from
1970-1975 the economy grew at the average of 11.75 per cent per annum
until terminated by the Coup of July, 1975 followed by the massive purge
and destruction of the confident, non-partisan, trained and fearless
Public Service inherited from the British, but worse still, the
abandonment of National Plans and the process of planning and the
discipline it entails especially with regard to frugal cost-effective
use of the nation’s resources for the promotion of the public good.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We had a brief interlude of Civilian Rule under President Shehu
Shagari from 1979 to 1983. This was terminated by a Military Coup in
December 1983. Then followed years of increasing deterioration in the
quality of governance, and economic stagnation with an average growth
rate of only two per cent per annum over the decade ending in 1999.
Meanwhile, the population continued to grow at three per cent per annum.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Democratic Rule Since May, 1999: </strong>Democracy was
restored in 1999 with the election of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo as
President. He was succeeded by late President Musa Yar’Adua in 2007 and
then President Goodluck Jonathan, who has been in power since 2010 and
was elected in his own right in 2011.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">So we have enjoyed democratic rule for 13 years. Regrettably as
measured by the doleful catalogue with which I started this talk, the
degradation in the quality of governance, and unresponsiveness to the
real needs of the people seem to be accelerating and must be reversed in
order to avoid disaster. The present allocation of the resources
available to Nigeria is not sustainable.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>The threat of national disintegration:</strong><strong> </strong>It
is not surprising to hear otherwise level headed people, given the
current challenges, talk as if the breaking up of Nigeria into several
parts would be a solution since to them Nigeria is too difficult to
administer.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I have no doubt that the solution to our problems does not lie in
disintegration. It is not possible to divide Nigeria neatly into a given
number of successor countries. A collapse of the Nigerian State will
most likely result in an unpredictable number of mini states controlled
by war lords. Imagine leaving Lagos and encountering a Customs post in
Ikorodu; then Ijebu Ode, then Ofuse, then Benin City, etc. or travelling
northwards in Shagamu, then Ibadan, then Ilorin, then Minna and so
forth.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Economic</strong><strong> progress</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It will be horrendous to have Nigeria as a failed state. The fault
will be that of the so called elite. There will be no economic progress
and civilization will be halted and life will be very insecure. It is a
prospect which should shock us to exploring solutions to our current
problems.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">What the ordinary man desires is shelter, food, educational
facilities to ensure his children’s advancement in life and of course
adequate and improving availability of power, health and transportation
infrastructure. He is really not interested in the power struggles among
politicians.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Good leadership, good governance which result in rapid economic and
social progress and improving standard of living and quality of life for
the great majority of the people are what will lead to national
cohesion and stability. How remarkable the success of Malaysia in
uniting the Malays and Chinese and smaller communities of Indians and
others in a multi-religious, multi-ethnic state. Again, China with her
1.4 billion people unites many diverse ethnic and linguistic groups. We
also have the Indian example.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>How to save the situation: </strong>Nigeria’s tremendous
potentials for developing into a great country remain largely
unexploited. The critical imperative is that Nigeria’s leadership must
undergo a revolutionary change of attitude and embrace good governance
in all its aspects. This entails :</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">•The Rule of Law;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">•Efficient and prompt administration of justice;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">•Predictability, objectivity and consistency in government measures;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">•Respect for the sanctity of contracts;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">•Abandonment of the pursuit of self-enrichment as the motive for seeking political leadership and office;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">•Zero tolerance for corruption and the prompt application of adequate
sanctions against offenders including seizure of all properties
corruptly acquired;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">•Efficient and timely service delivery by all government agencies;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">•Return to planning and submission to the discipline of planning,
respecting pre-determined priorities in the utilization of national
resources;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">•Return to the principle of collective responsibility of government;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">•Entrenchment of merit and the pursuit of excellence as a core national value.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>The Implications of </strong><strong> </strong><strong>Vision 20: 2020</strong><strong></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong> </strong>That President Goodluck Jonathan is committed to
Vision 20: 2020 gives cause for hope. The Goal of Vision 20: 2020 is to
make Nigeria one of the 20 largest economies in the world by 2020 AD and
meanwhile to ensure the achievement before then of the Millenium
Development Goals (MDGs) and a drastic reduction of the proportion of
Nigerians living below the poverty line, and also achieve a significant
improvement in Nigeria’s HDI score.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This entails the return to planning and the acceptance of the
discipline of planning and ensuring that henceforth annual budgets,
particularly capital budgets are strictly derived from the Perspective
Plan and its Medium Term Plans developed to realize the Vision.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Under the Jonathan Administration, the Federal and State Governments
have agreed on three medium term periods: 2010-2013, 2014-2017, and
2018-2021. I am also aware that the 2010-2013 Medium Term Plan which is
the fifth National Development Plan, was finalized and launched last
year.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I am informed that the Jonathan Transformation Plan 2010-2015, is
coherent with the 2010-2013 Plan and anticipates part of the 2014-2017.
It is very important that henceforth, the Nigerian Government should
avoid the discontinuities and inconsistencies arising from changes of
administrations or even changes of ministers within the same
administration, which disrupted economic growth and development in the
past.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Many people may question if the goals set can be achieved by 2020.
Indeed, the growth rates in 2010-2011 and the projected rate for 2012
are well below the figures in the 2010-2013 Plan. The 2020 date is not
sacrosanct.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Indeed the experts in Goldman Sachs who first included Nigeria in the
list of countries to follow the BRIC countries projected the date of
2025. What is really important is that the Nigerian Government should
start in earnest to implement the policies and programmes set out in the
Medium Term Plans with as much discipline as possible.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It will not be an easy undertaking especially in the prevailing
global economic situation. The 2010-2013 Plan involves a total
investment of N32 trillion about US$215 billion. Projected Funding
proportions are: Federal Public Sector – N10 trillion or about US$67.19
billion, States’ Public Sector – N9 trillion or about US$60.47 billion
and Public Sector (FDI and Domestic) – N13 trillion or about US$87.34
billion.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Massive flow of</strong><strong> foreign capital</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We have never embarked on such magnitudes of investment. We would
also be trying to attract massive inflows of foreign capital and this
requires a very great improvement in our rating for international
competitiveness. It is very critical to be able to mobilize the nation
to implement these Plans.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">You will recall that it was when we abandoned the 1975 – 80 Plan
which was to create the basis for diversified and sustained
industrialization that we parted company with the Asian Tigers and we
are so far behind them today. However, Nigeria remains a self-sufficient
nation with enormous endowments of natural resources – agriculture,
minerals, energy, gemstones, water, etc. We were about 40 million at
Independence, we are now about 170 million.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Will the president rise to the challenge?</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Watershed revolutionary achievements over the next two years in
pursuing Vision 2020, and resultant immortality, beckon to President
Goodluck Jonathan and his key lieutenants.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Vigorous and disciplined implementation of the 2010 – 2013 Plan and
the Jonathan Transformation Agenda, as well as leading the PDP and the
nation to embrace all the aspects of good governance described above
will launch Nigeria irreversibly on the path to unity and greatness and
will provide the answer to the question which we are addressing this
evening.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Immediate</strong> <strong>difficult things</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">However, there are immediate difficult things which must be accomplished:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">• The present post-1998 political parties formed even more hastily
than those in 1979 have no roots in past political parties and usages.
They have not articulated long-term party visions for Nigerian Society
or the Federal Country which they seek to administer.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Most of our new politicians are not aware of the self-sacrifice, the
patriotism, the idealism, the promise and commitment of the
pre-independence politicians to improving the welfare of the broad
masses after Independence nor do they know about the discipline and
self-restraint required in managing the lean resources of pre-oil
Nigeria. I mean no offence. No fault of theirs. Most of the comments on
the past in our media since 1966 have been self-denigrating and abusive
of the national psche.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">•The political parties and the party system have to be re-invented
and re-engineered to become patriotic responsive vehicles for promoting
the general welfare of all citizens and national greatness. They must
adopt and believe in clear manifestos and programmes to promote national
progress. Indeed, it will be desirable for all of them to base their
programmes on Vision 2020 and let partisan competition and differences
be on how best to achieve Vision 2020 and loftier goals beyond.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">They must become effective organs for selecting and disciplining
candidates for positions in the executive and legislature all of them
subscribing to the same policies and programmes for moving the nation
forward. Only such re-engineered political parties can help the
President in achieving Vision 2020 and good governance.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">•The current epidemic of competitive corruption, and excessive greed
amongst the political class and our elites in appropriating national
resources to themselves must be stopped immediately.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">•The President should lead the nation to adopt and live with more
realistic national remuneration scales for all those paid from the
public purse: Nigeria’s per capita income is only N300,000 per annum.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I would suggest the following maximum figures for aggregate
remuneration (basic salary + allowances) – President N30 million.
Governors N25 million. Head of National Assembly, Judiciary, and Federal
Ministers N24 million.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">•Proportionate reasonable adjustment of these figures down the various hierarchies.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">•Enhancement of present relative positions of certain groups like teachers.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">•Cost effective, transparent public procurement. Over 200 per cent
inflation of costs have been reported in some instances these days.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">•Return to the old values of patient, disciplined life-time career
progression as opposed to the current craze to achieve billionaire
status, if possible, before the age of 35.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">By PHILIP ASIODU being remarks at the Lagos Resource Centre Men’s Forum meeting in Lagos</span></div>
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ABIA State Governor, Theodore Orji, has said that the state
government would return mission schools to their original owners in
August, citing what he described as “the clean record of Veritas
University” as part of what informed the decision.<br />
Orji, who
dropped the hint during the second inaugural public lecture of the
University at Aba, Abia State recently, also commended the University
for playing a major role in the manpower development of the nation. To
him, the institution has “the most disciplined students all over the
country.”<br />
Represented by the Secretary to the State Government,
(SSG) Prof. Mkpa Agu Mkpa; orji noted that he had found no evidence of
cultism and corrupt practices in the University. “The clean record of
Veritas University challenged this administration to resolve to return
schools to the original owners, particularly mission schools in August
2012,” the governor declared.<br />
The Catholic Archbishop of Owerri
and Pro-Chancellor of the University, Most Rev. Dr. Anthony Obinna was
chairman of the occasion that attracted eminent Nigerians.<br />
Delivering
a lecture: titled, “Investing in our Students: Our Renewable and
Sustainable Resource,” Dr. Kole Shettima described knowledge and skill
as the global currency of the 21st-century economies. Shettima, who is
also Country Director of MacArthur Foundation in Nigeria, noted that
while it was good for the country to be endowed with oil, gas, timber
and diamond, such resources would be meaningless in the long run unless
the proceeds were used to build schools.<br />
The MacArthur director
regretted that countries with fewer natural resources tended to have
higher economic growth and well being of their citizens than the ones
with abundant resources.<br />
“Nigeria is often presented as a poster
child of resource curse,” he argued. “We have the 10th largest oil
reserve and indeed we have more gas than oil. More than 80 per cent of
our income is from oil and it also accounts for more than 80 per cent of
expenditure. Oil is said to have netted $500billion since 1971 and
about half in the decade. But it has been a source of regional and
national conflicts.<br />
“There is little to show for all the oil
resources. We measure 156th in the Human Development Index out of 192
countries and territories. Nigeria accounts for 2 per cent of the world
population but 10 per cent of global maternal mortality”.<br />
Shettima
further decried the situation of the nation’s educational system,
highlighting that only 4 per cent of girls in northern Nigeria finish
secondary education. He contended that 50 per cent of teachers in Sokoto
state secondary schools could not read and write. “Nigerians spend
nearly $300 million in Ghana pursuing education. Nigerians make up to 22
percent of students in Ghanaian institutions; in the West African
Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), less than 25 per cent
of students pass at credit levels in the two core subjects of
Mathematics and English.”</div>
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