Sambo: Agric key to societal rejuvenation
By Tokunbo Adedoja in Yokohama, Japan and Muhammad Bello in Abuja

Nigeria has called on Japan to support the ongoing efforts of President Goodluck Jonathan administration to reform the power sector and develop the nation’s infrastructure.
Vice-President Namadi Sambo made the call yesterday, during a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Japan, Mr. Shinzo Abe, on the sidelines of the ongoing fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V) in Yokohama.
Similarly, the vice-president said the agricultural sector was a key factor in tackling Africa’s myriad of challenges as well as a means towards achieving sustainable economic growth on the continent.
Sambo’s call is coming a day after Japan, in an unprecedented move to free Africa from the shackles of underdevelopment, announced a 3.2 trillion yen ($32 billion) assistance package for the continent, including a 650 billion yen (approximately $6.5 billion) infrastructure investment over the next five years, in the area of building international corridors that link inland areas with the coasts, and power grids.
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