Minister Of Agriculture Appeals To EU To Stop Giving VISA To Nigerian Youths, Says they Should Go Back To Farming

Mr Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has Sourced for help from the European Union Mission to decrease the quantity of youthful Nigerians relocating to the association.

Ogbeh gave the intrigue in a meeting with newsmen toward the end of the months meeting of Heads of Missions of European Union part nations in Abuja on Tuesday.

The Minister, who said that young people's relocation was not supportable, noticed that a joint board of trustees would be set up to propel the program.

As indicated by him, as opposed to adolescents going out, Nigeria needs them to return and put resources into farming.

"We met today to investigate territories of help for farming, agro-mechanical development and set forward the European Union proposition for association and upgraded support.

"We additionally took a gander at the likelihood of their private area speculators coming into Nigeria to have an influence.

"We additionally raised the issue of movement of our young people crosswise over to Europe and the way that it isn't practical.

"It is something that Nigeria will jump at the chance to see reach an end by making monetary exercises here to ensure that youngsters remain back at home.

"The reaction of the European Union was extremely promising.

"We need to set up a joint advisory group that can propel this program in light of the fact that as opposed to adolescents going out, we need them to return and put resources into horticulture.

"We are likewise fortunate that Nigerian adolescents are keen on farming, not the same as young people in different nations. Indeed, even the individuals who contemplated different courses are keen on agribusiness.

"We raised the issue of hijacking of financial specialists here, we don't need any Nigerian or outsider contributing here to be grabbed and removed,'' Ogbeh said.

On exportation of agribusiness produce to the EU, he said the legislature would likewise cooperate with the quality control bureaus of the association to maintain a strategic distance from exportation of polluted and unsafe farming items.