Let’s unite to defeat hunger, poverty —Mark

The immediate past President of the Senate, Senator David Mark, has tasked the present administration to review and strengthen its agenda towards addressing the issues of hunger, poverty and insecurity in order to get the nation out of the woods in 2017.

He urged Nigerians not to despair on the account of the socioeconomic and  security  challenges chief of which is the incessant farmers/herdsmen  clashes as well as ethno- religious conflicts of the past years but to renew hope in the New Year.

Mark, in a goodwill message to Nigerians marking the New Year, noted that in spite of the difficulties of the past years, 2017 promises to be a year of greater hopes and possibilities for citizens.

He reiterated that the challenges posed by the  harsh economic recession, insecurity, unemployment, hunger and youth restiveness, could be addressed if the right steps are taken.

As an answer to the challenges, he  reiterated the need to diversify the economy and place priority on agriculture and manufacturing because “no nation ever survives or develops relying on a mono product for its economy”.

Agriculture and manufacturing , he added have the twin advantages of ensuring food security and creating  employment opportunities for the citizenry.

The former Senate helmsman urged for synergy between  and among the three arms of government in the task of salvaging the Socio-economic situation stressing “ all hands must be on deck to fashion out a blueprint out of the economic quagmire irrespective of party affiliation”.