President Muhammadu Buhari has voiced concern that the lack of employment prospects and opportunities in most rural communities has remained a major contributor to insecurity.
President Buhari spoke on Thursday while hosting a delegation of Fertilizer Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN).
The President said that for decades, previous government policies had focused on urban development at the expense of rural inclusion.
“In the last four years, we have worked hard to bridge some of these economic imbalances through our various agricultural and financial policies to attract employment opportunities to rural areas.
“As we preserve to amplify our safety operations to convey an stop to those challenges, it's miles critical to note that peace and prosperity can most effective be sustained if we together and actively help investments that take possibilities to our rural citizens.
“I consequently urge our governors, bankers, investors and marketers to look past our towns when it comes to investments.
“As we've got seen from Nigeria’s 5-yr fertiliser revolution, if investors are inclined to bear the fast term ‘begin-up’ pains, they will truely benefit from long term sustainable and tremendous gains,” he said.
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