Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Can this be true?

Ojogbon TF,

Most  certainly Gov Okorocha officially stated that 3 working days at the office and 2 days on the farm fir Imo state workers. And the central lsbour organisation NLC has quickly criticised his position. I have not heard  of any news media that reported the case of Benue state. But  being the "basket food"of Nigeria he may also be tempted into believing that subsistence agriculture and small farm holdings are what will lead to mass employment and food production.

Abu

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On Thu, 18 Aug, 2016 at 16:47, Toyin Falola

<toyinfalola@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:

Can someone please confirm that a state in Nigeria, Benue, has decided to have a 4-day working week, saying that state workers should use Friday and weekend to farm?

And that Governor Okorocha is planning the same?

I want to think that the information is not correct.

If it is correct, how do we convince "power" that productivity is key to economic development?

TF

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