Now we are in recession, what if crude oil dries up?
Then we would enter starvation. It is better to start planning ahead rather
than wait for it to happen before taken necessary action. Changes in weather
conditions can affect anything on planet earth. Oil wells are no exceptions.
Recall how changes in weather conditions brought about an earthquake under the
ocean called tsunami, so also it can cause oil wells to dry up.
Although, nobody prays for oil wells in the country
to dry up. However, a word is enough for the wise. Let us start now to plan for
the unknown before it catches up with us. Moreover, this economic recession has
really thought us a lesson never to depend on crude oil only. More so why the
government of the day is doing everything humanly possible to diversify the
economy by focusing on other areas that can equally yield foreign exchange for
the country. Some areas that the government is beaming its searchlight are
Agriculture and solid mineral exploration.
Nigeria is regarded as an agrarian nation. But we
abandoned agriculture for oil. Now, we are forced to go back to it. The fadama
rice farming project has commenced, groundnut pyramids are coming back,
livestock, fish farming and animal
husbandries are spring up in every nook and cranny of the country.
Nigeria is blessed with so many solid minerals. In fact,
solid minerals are scattered across the six geopolitical zones of the country.
Coal can be found in Enugu, iron ore in Nassarawa, Gold in Osun, tin in Jos
plateau, salt in Nassarawa, limestone in Nkalagwu etc. It gladdens my heart whenever I am permitted to share my thoughts, knowledge and experiences with others. Become a WIZIAN today! Scroll down to the bottom of this blog, subscribe to our mailing list and get news update from us. Don't forget to leave a comment below after reading this post.
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