The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Sunusi Lamido Sunusi II, said improvement in the Agricultural Sector will address the growing rate of unemployment and other challenges facing the Nigerian economy.
Emir Sunusi said this at a Pre-Ramadan Lecture with the topic “Evidence Based Solutions to the Nigerian Economy:the Islamic Perspective” organized by the Bauchi State chapter of the Association of Muslim Professionals held at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi.
Sunusi Lamido Sunusi recalled that before the discovery of Oil, the Nigerian economy was driven by agriculture, insisting that the sector has to be revived through the engagement of experts.
The Emir of Kano, who was represented by Sarkin Shanun Kano, said the effort of the present administration to support the agricultural sector, had motivated many Nigerians to engage in farming activities.
In a key note address, the State Governor Muhammad Abdullahi Abubukar represented by the state Commissioner for religious affairs and community relations, Alhaji Ado Sarkin Aska urged the Association to seek partnership with the state government for effective propagation of its activities.
Guest Speakers at the Public lecture, Dr Naziru Sulaiman of ATBU Bauchi and Dr Abdulmajid Jamal Abubakar of ATAP Bauchi identified corruption as one of the challenges affecting the growth and development of the nation’s economy and suggested for review of the country’s economic policy.
They also identified insecurity, lack of enablingenvironment and Economic corruption as some of the problems affecting Nigeria’sEconomy, saying that lower human capital is among the impact of corruption onan economy.
In a welcome address, the National President, Association ofMuslim Professionals, Professor Suleiman Bala Dalhat recalled that theAssociation was established to promote the practice of Islam through the use ofthe knowledge of its members.
Earlier, the State Ameer of the Association, Dr Umar Uthmansaid the action plan of the Association for this year is among others, reachingout to rural areas with a view to educating them on the teachings of Islam
