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.