Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has revealed his administration's commitment to the FCTA to partner with the state of Israel on Agriculture, Security, and Digital Economy. Wike disclosed this yesterday when he hosted the Israeli Ambassador, Michael Freeman in his office in Abuja. He expressed that his office has concluded plan to partner with Israel especially on information technology, in developing the planned Technology Village in Abuja.
Wike noted that the climate of Abuja FCT is very conducive for agricultural production.
The Minister said, “The climate here is good for agriculture, so I would like to partner with you to have a large technology-driven farm to employ a lot of our youths.
“It will be good if you can open that channel,” he said.
Wike also called for partnership to improve the security situation in the FCT, stressing that security was very crucial to enable people to do their businesses without fear.
“Let us work together to help us reduce some of the insecurity in FCT,” he added.
Earlier, the Israeli Ambassador offered to support the FCT minister in making Abuja a technology hub using Israeli expertise.
He noted that currently, when people think of technology, Lagos always comes to their mind, stressing that there is the need to work together to build a technology-driven economy in the federal capital just like Lagos.
Freeman said, “I want to discuss with your team using Israeli expertise to set up centres where people can learn about the digital economy and build digital start-ups.
“We will also be glad to work with you on agriculture in Nigeria to provide jobs. We will also work with you on digital economy, alternative energy, and security.
He explained that “There are huge opportunities for us to work on”.
