President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that Nigeria focus on agriculture by current government is very profitable, and there is no form of regret at all. This was disclosed by Special adviser to the president (media and publicity), Femi Adesina, revealing that the president had stated this on Friday at state house, Abuja, while receiving the former Prime Minister of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, His Excellency Ato Hailemariam Dessalegn Boshe. According to the president, 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. Agriculture has also helped us to generate employment. We have embraced technology, and some people are even leaving the offices to go back to the land. And they are not regretting it. That is the feedback we get. Speaking, The former PM congratulated President Buhari for achievements Nigeria has attained under him, especially in agriculture, and for successful management of the COVID-19 pandemic. While stating that he was in the country on the support of Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa, the EX-PM noted that the organization was already working in 16 counties in Africa and it intends to start with Nigeria. He stated that with Nigeria achievement on the ban on the importation of rice, such policy must be championed at the continental level, adding that there is a need for common African voice on food self-sufficiency.
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