Bayelsa State | Gov Dickson hint on how to revive Nigeria striving economy

The Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Seriake Dickson, has revealed the only way to revive the nation’s dwindling economy.

According to him, the importance of agriculture in economic development cannot be underscored, describing it as the only way of improving the economic fortunes of the country at this time.

Dickson made the disclosure in Government House, Yenagoa, yesterday, while receiving participants from the National Defence College, NDC, Abuja, who were on a study tour of the state.

The governor who was represented by his deputy and former commandant of the college, Rear Admiral Gboribogha John-Jonah (retd), noted that the theme: “Food Security and National Development: The Role of States,” was apt and advised the participants to come up with transparent analysis and to advise the state on where to improve on its agricultural programmes.

He said, “We want to thank you for choosing to come to Bayelsa State as part of your training programme. The theme is apt and timely, we are all aware of the role of the economy in governance and the general thinking in the entire country is that the economy can only improve, if we lay the right emphasis on agriculture.”