The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Audu
Ogbeh, has blamed the poor run of Nigeria’s economy on the Structural
Adjustment Programme (SAP) introduced by former Head of State, General Ibrahim
Babangida according to Channel Television.
He disclosed this during an interview in Otukpo,
Benue State, at the flag off of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Benue South
Senatorial re-run election campaign for its candidate, Mr Daniel Onjeh.
The Agric and Rural Development Minister, who blamed
Nigeria’s over-reliance on crude oil, claimed that the Structural Adjustment
Programme pointed Nigerians in the wrong direction.
He advised Nigerian youths to take advantage of the oil
crisis in other to diversify into Agriculture and non-oil sectors.
Ogbeh also expressed concern over the high rate of
unemployment among Nigerian youths with the advice that they take up
opportunities being created in the agric-sector, in other to earn themselves
legitimate sources of livelihood.
