Vice-President Kashim Shettima says Taraba is an agricultural powerhouse yet to be harnessed.

Shettima made the remarks at the Taraba State International Investment Summit (TARAVEST) 2025 held in Jalingo.

He said that the state was endowed with rich agriculture potentials for investors to tap.

According to him, agriculture is beyond use of hoe.

He said that the mining sector in the state also needed to evolve, adding that wealth in Taraba was too much to be reduced to mere statistics.

He said that the Federal Government, under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, was committed to supporting local investment for wealth generation.

The vice president, however, said that the translation of abundant natural resources into wealth can only be achieved through unity and collective efforts.

He noted that the conversion of these resources to wealth would continue to make Nigeria viable in spite of the growing population.

He said that the growing population of Nigeria was a matter of concern to all, adding that poor economic planning would be inimical to the country’ s future survival.

Earlier, Gov. Agbu Kefas of Taraba said the state was safe for investment, nothing that the security and peace was guaranteed.

He thanked the vice president and other dignitaries for coming to the state for the summit, saying, “you have come home”. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)

Edited by Gabriel Yough