We Are Targeting Zero Import Bill For Food Consumption – Buhari


Channels Television
Updated March 1, 2018


President Muhammadu Buhari says the Federal Government is already targeting a regime of self-sufficiency in food production and consumption.

He explained that part of measures taken by his administration to achieve this was radically cutting down on imports of agricultural products that depleted the country’s foreign reserve in the past.

President Buhari gave the hint on Thursday while receiving the Letter of Credence from the High Commissioner of the Republic of Singapore to Nigeria, Mr Lim Sim Seng, at the State House in Abuja.

He said the era of high import bills on food was fast becoming a thing of the past with growing investments in the agricultural sector, favourable weather, and collective will of Nigerians to start feeding themselves and exporting products.

“I am very pleased with the relationship we have with Singapore, and we are benefiting a lot from your experiences and investment,” the President told the diplomat in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Mr Femi Adesina.

“Recently, I was in Kaduna (state) to commission one of your investments in agriculture. We are happy that you are also looking at the agricultural sector because that is integral to our economic blueprint for diversifying the economy.”

President Buhari noted that bilateral relations with Singapore would be further strengthened so that both countries can enjoy the benefits of competitive advantage, especially in exchange of ideas and technology which would enhance growth and improvement in the livelihood of citizens.

In his response, the High Commissioner of Singapore said his country could go into partnership with Nigeria in exchange for technical skills, training of entrepreneurs and public servants.

He described Nigeria as the ‘big brother of Africa’, adding an investment in the country would result in growth for the entire continent.

The President also received Letters of Credence from the High Commissioner of Republic of the Philippines, Mrs Shirley Ho-Vicaria, and the High Commissioner of the Republic of Uganda, Nelson Ocheger.

He assured the countries of Nigeria’s cooperation on economic, security and diplomatic issues.

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With the useless president way they support herdsmen to destroy our farmers from planting?

Ko ni da fun president ati his family

CROWNWEALTH019:
With the useless president way they support herdsmen to destroy our farmers from planting?

Ko ni da fun president ati his family

This man, na who go settle the quarrel between you and Buhari nau?

At whose expense?

This is the reason I hate buhari,

He just want to finish all this idiotic pigs of Biafra career.

Buhari is wicked to put Nigeria first in everything

Instead for he to please oyibo and idiotic pigs of Biafra,
He is working tirelessly to put Nigeria first.

Idiotic pigs of Biafra will not like this, they will sent him parking to daura with their mouth

We are targeting a Zero Buhari Aso Rock come 2019

FarahAideed:
We are targeting a Zero Buhari Aso Rock come 2019

With 5% votes?

Most useless President in the world

What a clown. He and his aides are always making contradictory statements. Did they bother to let him know that thanks to his rampaging killer kinsmen, domestic food production has gotten real low?

Another farming season is here again, and most farmers are scared of venturing into their farmlands. He's targeting zero importation, but he won't walk the talk. Audu Ogbeh is available to help arrange for importing his favorite food items.
Slowpoke president.

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GOD BLESS MY PRESIDENT.
May God continue to give him more wisdom, knowledge and understanding as he takes this nation to the PROMISE LAND!

The food we see /created on media and pages of newspaper is much more than what we see on the streets, by now I expect Nigeria grown rice to be almost every where but what we still have is still the foreign grown rice.

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Targetting zero import bill by jeopardizing crop farmers. What a daft statement.

Useless post from an ignorant president! Nearly all the rice we eat in Nigeria is smuggled especially tro Ogun state. Just go to Ayetoro road by 5am

Bihari is just a virtual president, nothing upstairs.... everything he reads out are scripted, the vegetable knows nothing

REALLY?

ok we shall

A mad president on rampage here...





Sent his Fulani herdsmen to destroy peoples farms and now he's telling the outside world that his country is developing in the agricultural sector... How please??

when 90% of the farmers are still using hoe and cutlass innd country....ok woo

back to daura now

But this government Importing grass for Fulani's cows

2019 campaign has started.

We are getting there

Thanks Mr President

The Singaporean Ambassador using the words "Big Brother of Africa"....

I think I recognize a subliminal jab there

Ok. Time will tell.

Not bad at all.