…insists his over three decades in public service will come to bear
Ambassador Jameel Waziri, a gubernatorial aspirant in Adamawa State, has stated reasons why he wants to be the state’s number one citizen, vowing he would industrialise agriculture in the agrarian North Eastern state of Nigeria.
Waziri, in a chat with TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) said he has all it takes to transform Adamawa state from “rurality to urbanity because my state is blessed with multi-talented people who will support my ideals to make a unique difference.
The career diplomat of more than 30years explained that “Adamawa is predominantly an agrarian state. With my international exposure and knowledge, I will bring to bear my public service experience to revolutionise the agricultural sector via well articulated mechanised farming methods.
“We have arable lands across the state and animal husbandry will be properly harnessed to ensure we have enough to eat and to even explore exportation of our produce.
“Do you know that virtually all the parts of a cow is commercially viable? From its bones which pharmaceutical companies use, and even chalk we use to write, to the skin, are useful even the bones. This I will equally explore if voted Governor by the grace of God.”
Asked why he is aiming to govern Adamawa state, Waziri explained that: ” Adamawa has the human resources to equal any other state in Nigeria. And if you go back to history, you will see the kind of people that Adamawa state has produced.
“I will use my local and international exposure, of over 30years experience, to prop up Adamawa, via international standard practice.
“In most of Western Europe, agriculture is the mainstay of their economy. Agric business, animal husbandry is the key to development and Adamawa has that in abundance. We don’t have to go cap in hand to meet the Federal Government to beg for resources.
“We can generate enough resources to develop Adamawa. We have enough human resources to tap into this and we can galvanise my state to greater heights.
“I have always stated that government has no business being in business but it can produce the enabling environment for businesses to thrive. That is the kind of programme we want to bring.
“If we put Adamawa and Taraba states together, we can produce enough meat for Nigeria instead of importing meat from South Africa and Namibia, when we have it in abundance.
“To my people of Adamawa state, we know where we have been. We know where we are now. But it is not clear we know where we are going, I have the clear vision to take governance to a greater height in Adamawa state.
“My covenant with Adamawa people is to grow an egalitarian, politically and economically independent state and I promised we can collectively achieve this.”