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.