I work 18 Hours Daily, I Don’t Buy Food, I Grow Them In The Farm, says Afe Babalola
The renowned legal luminary, elder statesman and proprietor of ABUAD, Aare Afe Babalola, has warned that Nigeria will remain perpetually poor if it fails to produce more than it consumes.
According to the report by Vanguard on Sunday, Babalola made the statement while declaring open the maiden edition of Afe Babalola University (ABUAD) Industrial Park Trade Fair in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.
The legal icon stated that Nigeria’s stagnation is attributed to indiscipline, poor work attitude, lack of vision, and patriotism.
He urged Nigerians and their leaders to be willing to change the narrative for the country to grow.
Babalola described the industrial park as a technology hub designed to bridge the gap between research and industry, providing employment opportunities for many jobless graduates and youths.
He also expressed concern over the rising incidence of contradictory judgments by some courts, urging the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to convene a meeting to address this issue.
Babalola said that Nigeria can become a great country like the USA if it changes its ways, noting that the country’s propensity for consumption over production is a serious obstacle to growth.
In addition, Babalola shared his personal work ethic, saying that he works 18 hours daily and produces his own food, pepper, tomatoes, chicken, and fish.
He encouraged Nigerians to emulate this approach, stressing the importance of production over consumption.
He said, “Unfortunately, however, aside many other obvious factors, the very point where we began to get things wrong is that Nigeria is a nation that consumes more than it produces, and the bitter truth here is that, any country that does that, will remain perpetually poor.
“As a leader by example, even at my age, I abhor laziness and complacency. I do work for 18 hours daily. I do not buy food, I grow them in the farm. I do not buy pepper, tomatoes, chicken or fish. I produce them. How many Nigerians do that?”
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