Why there is hunger, poverty in Bauchi State— Ex-CAS, Sadique

Former Nigeria’s Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar (rtd), has said the present and previous administrations have ignored the agriculture sector, which he said is responsible for hunger and poverty in Bauchi State.

Sadique who is the Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the State, spoke in Misau local government during his grassroots campaign.

He vowed to urgently revamp the agriculture sector to lift millions of people out of poverty.

According to him, “The government has neglected the critical sector, agriculture, which our people take as their main source of livelihood. Today, many of our people cannot afford to eat and poverty is hitting deep. By God’s grace, if you elect us, we will prioritize agriculture which is the mainstay of our economy.”

Sadique who met with the business community in the Council also pledged to empower and provide an enabling environment for their businesses to operate.