By Yahaya Umar, Abuja
Amid economic hardship being faced by Nigerians, Vice-President Kashim Shettima, yesterday, called on State Governors to shun rhetorics and improve citizens’ lives.
Shettima, who made the call during the National Economic Council, NEC, meeting attended by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said “The measure of government is not in speeches delivered; it is in the lives improved”.
In this vein, he urged governors to embark on the implementation of policies with a view to achieving socio-economic development in their respective states.
He, however, commended governors, ministers, and members of the Council for sustaining NEC as a platform of trust, cooperation, and policy innovation.
Shettima reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s, administration’s shift from reactive crisis management to proactive planning.
He commended the Katsina Sustainable Platform for Agriculture, KASPA, a state-driven digital agriculture model designed to modernise service delivery and improve farmers’ access to data, markets, and climate information.
According to him, “Earlier this week, at the invitation, Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina, I was in the state.
”One of the progressive projects we launched is the Katsina Sustainable Platform for Agriculture, known as KASPA.
”It is a scalable framework for digital governance, farmer inclusion, and climate-smart productivity ready for sub-national adoption”, the Vice-President said.
The platform, he said, reflected the council’s broader commitment to technology-enabled governance and inclusive agricultural growth that cuts across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
“The story of Nigeria’s recovery will not be written by chance but by choice, by the deliberate actions we take to protect our economy, safeguard our environment, and uphold the welfare of our citizens”, he said.
AljazirahNigeria reports that Vice-President Kashim Shettima is the Chairman, National Economic Council.
