We are in economic recession because we are lazy, says Sultan of Sokoto

“We are hungry because we are lazy”, said Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Monday at the 22nd National Ummah Convention in Sokoto. He attributed the current economic recession and hunger to laziness of leaders and the people.
The convention which has its theme, “Agriculture: Panacea to Nigeria’s Economic Recession”, was aimed at addressing the cognate issues of hunger in the country.

According to Sultan of Sokoto,“Much is needed from the government and the general public to tackle hunger, as our laziness could not aid our progress.

“Yes, there is hunger in the country, but we have been so much lazy to tackle the issue, as we always depend on government and other wealthy individuals to assist us.
“Moreover, no one could solve our own problems, but we should improve more on agriculture, in order to tackle them and yield a better society,” he said.
However, the Chairman of the occasion, GOV.Malam Ahmad Bello, congratulated the Federal Government, for defeating Boko Haram insurgent in the North East zone of the country.
According to him, “Having thus addressed the issue of insecurity last year, it is only logical that we should, this year, address the cognate issue of hunger in the country.
“Our political and spiritual leaders must do something about this, and urgently too, as it would be a crime, a sin, and a folly, not to do so,” he added.
The occasion saw many dignitaries from around the country.