“We needed to go back to the farm as petroleum could no longer sustain the country” – Buhari
“We needed to go back to the farm as petroleum could no longer sustain the country” – Buhari
The focus on agriculture by the current government is “paying off handsomely and Nigerians are not regretting it”, President Muhammadu Buhari has said.
A statement by Femi Adesina said Buhari made the remark at the State House, Abuja, while receiving in audience former Prime Minister of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, His Excellency Ato Hailemariam Dessalegn Boshe.
He added: “We needed to go back to the land, as petroleum could no longer sustain the country, particularly with fluctuating prices. Today, we eat what we grow, and we have stopped importation of many food products. There’s no foreign exchange to even waste again.
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President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the focus on agriculture by the Federal Government has already begun to pay off, noting that Nigerians were not regretting it.
President Buhari spoke yesterday at State House, Abuja, while receiving in audience former Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, His Excellency, Ato Hailemariam Dessalegn Boshe.
“We needed to go back to the land, as petroleum could no longer sustain the country, particularly with fluctuating prices. Today, we eat what we grow, and we have stopped importation of many food products. There’s no foreign exchange to even waste again.
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