President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration would vigorously implement policies that would revive Nigeria’s agricultural sector and reposition it as the mainstay of the national economy.
He further said his administration would evolve and implement policies that will help Nigeria become self-sufficient in food production because continued importation of food could expose the country to more external shocks.
A statement by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, quoted the President as noting that the unbridled importation of food also contributes to the depletion of the country’s foreign reserves and deprives citizens of job opportunities.
‘Therefore, we must produce what we eat. We don’t have unlimited resources to continue the importation of food items that can be produced locally”.
