BY ADAMU BELLO Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored – Aldous Huxley I have decided to put on record the authentic performance of the Agricultural sector of the Nigerian economy from the year 2000 to 2013. I say authentic in the sense that the source is the National Bureau of Statistics, which is statutorily responsible for national economic data jointly with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). I have decided to use 2000 as the base year as I took over as the Minister of Agriculture on the 8th of February 2001.
