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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nakara",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Lodepe Nakara",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill. My fellow Hon. Members have already spoken on the importance of this Bill. I want to identify with one important function this Bill will bring; that of protecting ownership of indigenous seeds and plant varieties. God has blessed this nation with indigenous seeds and a variety of plants all over. One of the things I have learnt from Asian countries is that they love and are proud of their original products wherever they are. If this Bill is going to protect ownership of our indigenous seeds and plants, we must have copyright on every product we get from our indigenous seeds or plants. That helps one to identify with those products wherever they are. It may be because they come from our country or county of origin. Countries like India, China and Korea are proud of their products, especially indigenous seeds. They use them wherever they are. Even Nigerians import their original foods from their country to wherever they may be living, whether it is in the United Kingdom or America. We encourage this country to identify and document all the seeds and plants we have. We need to go to every county in this country to see their unique seeds and try to sell those seeds to the outside world. That way, we will sell those counties to international bodies. The benefits we will get from indigenous seeds and plants are many. Many speakers have talked about the issue of food. Foods that come from indigenous seeds, be they vegetables or plants are medicinal. When you eat these foods, they help you have good digestion because they check constipation. They also help one to protect their teeth. Most of the food our younger generation eat are very sugary. Because of that, we lose our teeth at an early age. The foods that we get from indigenous seeds, trees and plants act like catalysts when you have problems with an organ like stomach. Those trees and plants treat that non-uniformity. On medicines, I do not need to emphasise much. Globally, people are going for indigenous trees and plants to make medicines of all kinds. Nowadays, you can get food compliments being sold over the counter. They come from indigenous trees and plants. We encourage our country to protect these seeds so that we get medicine that does not harm our bodies. Modern drugs have side effects on our body. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, if you take medicine from indigenous seeds or plants, they will purify your body by working on the digestive system and blood. As result, you will find that your body is a bit lighter. On the issue of preserving the environment, there are some indigenous seeds and plants that prevent soil erosion in particular places because they grow big and hold the soil. They also The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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