By Abdul Babajide Following the recent spate in money ritual killings among youths in the country, particularly in the southern part...
By Abdul Babajide
Following the recent spate in money ritual killings among
youths in the country, particularly in the southern part, the Ondo State
Government has stated that money making opportunities abound in agriculture.
While urging the youths to shun unrealistic ways of sourcing
for money such as involvement in money rituals, the Senior Special Assistant
(SSA) to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Agric and Agribusiness, Pastor Akin
Olotu, urged them to focus on agriculture.
According to Olotu, some youths in the state have started
earning in dollars through the exportation of their farm produce to foreign
countries.
While disclosing that the state government has concluded
plans to encourage more youths into agriculture and discourage the scourge of
ritual killings, the governor’s aide maintained that necessary support will be
given to those who desire to venture into the sector.
Olotu stated this, when the executives of the Nigeria Union
of Journalists, NUJ, Ondo State Council, paid him a courtesy call on Thursday
in Akure, the state capital.
On the increase of ritual killings, Olotu said he met with
the leadership of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), encouraging
media organizations to launch a form of advocacy among churches and media
organizations.
“I have met with PFN leadership in the state. I want us to
pay attention to ritual killings in the state. We may not know the gravity of
what is going on now until the next five years.”
In his remarks, Leke Adegbite, Chairman of the State NUJ
Council, praised Olotu for his efforts to revitalize the agricultural sector in
the state.
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