Let add some sad statistics to this unfortunate situation. Nigeria is amongst the top 10 largest producer of mango in the WORLD. We are ranked 8th !
Nigeria is not ranked top 10 in Africa according earnings from export of Mango. Cote'divoire is ranked No 1. Cote'divoire is not https://twitter.com/BenueElites/status/1259092996408184832

Recognized globally in the rankings as a major producer. None of the highest earners in Africa is on the top 10 Mango producer's list.
This is the picture of a country filled with lazy, visionless and unproductive people. Do not make excuses, all the other countries in Africa

Have a fair share of their problems.

1. Cote'divoire
2. Cameroon
3. Mali
4. Burkina faso
5. Gambia
6. Senegal

Are all ahead of Nigeria in terms of export earnings. Which of these countries is stable economically and politically?

They all face the same problems we face here in Nigeria. The only difference is that we have oil which has made us become senseless.

Ortom will take his begging bowl to Abuja for monthly FAAC rather than earn $10m from Mango export.

He doesn't need to do anything! Every 30 days, alert must drop. The fraudulent constitution we depend on guarantees him regular alerts even if he sleeps for 4 years.

The mangoes can rot away, who cares as long as oil revenue continues to flow from the delta. I said it before, the oil prices show remain low forever, oil is a curse upon us.

This unfortunate situation is not peculiar to Benue state. There are lots of missed opportunities across the country simply because we have refused to be productive.