Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that political

leaders, not farmers should be blamed for the failure of

Nigeria and Africa to take advantage of advancement in

science and technology for the development of the agricultural

sector.

The former president stated this at a lecture organized to

mark his 86th birthday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

Obasanjo said politicians caused the inability of the country to

attain self-sufficiency in food production with their poor

policies.