N/Eastern Nigeria has been brought to its knees owing to the inglorious activities of Boko Haram insurgents, who have continued to unleash mayhem on Nigerians since 2009.

Before the ungodly activities of the deadly sect in the region, the economy of the N/East consisting of 6 States namely Adamawa, Borno, Bauchi, Yobe, Taraba and Gombe was a beehive of agricultural endeavor.

The people of region who are typically farmers in all aspect including fishing and cattle rearing also grow millet, sorghum, and other vegetables and fruits. These food items were transported and distributed across the length and breadth of the country, which automatically made the region a hot spot for food production.

Boko Haram, since inception has destroyed unquantifiable lives and properties in the region and beyond, grinding economic and social activities to a halt, as they have also instilled fear in the mind Nigerians.

Over the years, owing to the incessant attacks on its inhabitants, resident, particularly in Yobe, Adamawa and Borno states fled their homes, with thousands left thousands dead, thus leaving agricultural activities in the region inactive.

The security challenges have in turn affected food production and consequently raised prices.

The challenge confronting President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration involves reviving the economy of the region as an antidote to reducing poverty, the restiveness of the youth and illiteracy, all attributed as major factors fueling insecurity and the socio-economic gridlock in the region.

For economic activities to be restored, Government must work out a realistic economic and societal renewal plan that will essentially transform lives and create meaningful livelihoods for the populace that appears to exist on the fringes and is excluded from mainstream decent existence.



There are several critical areas to look at in rebuilding the zone and unless the Buhari administration addresses these issues no meaningful progress can be made.

Security
For any economy to strive there must be security of life and property. The first step to be taken is to ensure sustainable peace is returned in the region but for this to happen; the military has to redouble its offensives against insurgents.

It’s imperative that Government and indigenes remain alert to eliminate the trend of porous borders that allow the trooping into the country of all sorts as a result of the sparse topography in the region.

Education and rehabilitation of victims
Renowned economist, Katch Ononuju has told Post Nigeria that the N/East harbors the highest concentration of children without average education.

He believes that rebuilding the region will be a mission impossible, noted that Buhari must first identify the root cause of the problem to be able to tackle it and “only then can the region be rejuvenated.”
He however reiterated that the issue of education must be addressed holistically to dissuade the children from becoming religious fanatics.

The North has a high percentage of Nigeria’s 10.5 million out-of-school children with insurgency compounding the problem. The near absence of formal education is in fact, believed to be a remote cause. If qualitative education is impacted, youths who idle about as potential tools for sinister activities would be gainfully employed and positioned to the disadvantage of terrorism.

Education must be given priority. All schools destroyed by the group must be rebuilt to even higher standards. In additions, victims of the insurgency scattered all over the country in Internally Displaced Persons, IDP, camps, should be rehabilitated with the view of integrating them into the society.
Open road networks to the urban cities

The provision of access roads is a necessity for agriculture to thrive. Many farmers get discouraged at the instance of the stress they will have to undergo to get farm produce to various markets. Read more here: http://www.post-nigeria.com/how-buhari-should-revive-the-economy-of-the-neast/

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