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President Goodluck Jonathan now eats locally produced rice and bread made from cassava as part of efforts to encourage indigenous production and stop capital flight, says Minister of Information Labaran Maku.

Maku disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday at the Ministerial Platform where the Ministries of Science and Technology, Defense, Niger Delta Affairs and the FCT presented their performance sheet in the last one year.

``The President is emphasising made in Nigeria products; if you go to the President’s house today, he eats rice produced in Ebonyi State – Abakaliki
- Ofada Rice; the imported rice is not eaten in the Presidential Villa.

``Also there, he eats Cassava Bread that has just been introduced, which is saving Nigeria almost N300 billion in imports.

``From what is going on, if we emphasise and urge Nigerians to patronise the things that are researched and produced here, the country will develop.”

He said that the country would develop only when Nigerians begin to patronise goods researched and manufactured locally.

While commending the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology for its research-based development efforts, Maku said a new Science, Technology and Innovation Policy was required to promote national development.

Maku called on all stakeholders in the country to take advantage of the vast opportunities in science and technology to develop the country.

``The new Science Technology and Innovation Policy remains what is going to be the prop for the development of science and technology in our country.

``We never can develop as a nation until we pay attention to science and technology; the difference between America, Europe, Asia and us is the emphasis on science and technology and human capital development.

``I want to assure you from what you have seen that intellectual property, creativity, is what we need to advance the development of our country.”

The minister urged the science and technology ministry not to relent in promoting scientific and technological research and development, so that by 2015, a lot of the demands in Nigeria would be met.

Maku also called for collaboration between the defense and science and technology ministries for the local production of military boots.

According to him, Nigeria has a large market, which has always attracted investors.

He, however, urged Nigerians to play significant roles in meeting the needs of the market. (NAN)

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Good enough for presido, good enough for me

Off to place my order with foodstransfer.com

eGuerrilla: Good enough for presido, good enough for me

Off to place my order with foodstransfer.com

Okay, we don hear you Info Minister . . .Hope you also extend this "Patronize Nigerian Products" . .by exchanging at least 80 % of the president fleet of cars with indigenous products . .e.g Innoson Vehicles . . .

Ok o... So can anyone tell me where I can buy cassava bread?

Okay o!So that means they can reduce the food budget(in millions) meant for the president since it's local content nah.That said has he tried soaking garri with groundnut.Obj dey tidy that one Ijebu style.Now GEJ should try it!

Hmmm, this cassava bread and Abakiliki rice must be really expensive considering Aso Rock has not remediated any of its N1bln food budget back to the treasury.

HNosegbe: Ok o... So can anyone tell me where I can buy cassava bread?

You wan tear ya mouth . . .The cassava bread we ate in our Sec Sch days was like a good quality dried leather . . .See as men face dey squeeze to tear a portion of the bread . . . . And the chewing part was also not fun at all . .

Hopefully research has ended that gruel ritual of chewing Cassa-bread . . .

jmaine:

You wan tear ya mouth . . .The cassava bread we ate in our Sec Sch days was like a good quality dried leather . . .See as men face dey squeeze to tear a portion of the bread . . . . And the chewing part was also not fun at all . .

Hopefully research has ended that gruel ritual of chewing Cassa-bread . . .

^^^^^

So the Minister is saying Jonathan eats N1.3bilion bowl of Abakaliki rice every day?

egift: So the Minister is saying Jonathan eats N1.3bilion bowl of Abakaliki rice every day?

Well Said. So can we have the 1.3B budget for food back to the treasury?
We want to see him swallow fufu (Akpu or santa clause) in front of his butt licking ministers in the next FEC meeting, before I will beliv this trash.

And so what! Is GEJ a standard for our living?

Mwsheeeeeeeew!

Gud for him...hope he also uses domestically produced laptops and not HPs and DELs??

Not new that's the only thing his regime has achieved so far.

Na wa oh. See lying in broad daylight or flourescent light ok make we see how Rice and Cassava will improve or die with this lie.

EFFRAKATA: And so what! Is GEJ a standard for our living?

Mwsheeeeeeeew!

+1000

It is a big lie, where is the purchase order for the food items being consumed at Aso Rock to prove this assertion? Minister, there is a difference between tasting and eating food.

Is that what he spend 3 million for daily. Who is fooling who? Bunch of nuisance and rascal

EFFRAKATA: And so what! Is GEJ a standard for our living?

Mwsheeeeeeeew!

That is what they want to sell to us.

Keep deceiving yourselves

jmaine:

You wan tear ya mouth . . .The cassava bread we ate in our Sec Sch days was like a good quality dried leather . . .See as men face dey squeeze to tear a portion of the bread . . . . And the chewing part was also not fun at all . .

Hopefully research has ended that gruel ritual of chewing Cassa-bread . . .

Lobatan!!!

Why this self deception? Show me your food budget and your lifestyle and i will tell you if your palate will endure such cassava bread/ofada or not.Leadership by example!

egift: So the Minister is saying Jonathan eats N1.3bilion bowl of Abakaliki rice every day?

jmaine:

You wan tear ya mouth . . .The cassava bread we ate in our Sec Sch days was like a good quality dried leather . . .See as men face dey squeeze to tear a portion of the bread . . . . And the chewing part was also not fun at all . .

Hopefully research has ended that gruel ritual of chewing Cassa-bread . . .

lol . . . . . .

Because he's eating Akabaliki/okada rice and plantain bread doesn't mean I should follow suit.

eGuerrilla: Good enough for presido, good enough for me

Off to place my order with foodstransfer.com

Ofada rice and cassava bread no dey the category na!

The more I think about it, the more stupid it seems. It reminds me of the days of Abacha when he tried to stop Nigerians from eating Pomo all in the name of using animal hide as leather for shoes and bags.

I hope the shoes he is wearing is from Aba and the car he is driving is from INNOSON nigeria

Cassava bread and abakaliki rice.....d names r so funny!!! Nxt gist pls.

[size=18pt]and then tops it up with OGOGORO. Useless people.[/size]

Even GEJ's supporters know that this mini-monster was playing on our intelligence and talking us for fools. As you have seen so far, they could only view this topic but didn't have anything to say. That is it, guilt.

Why should i care more about this?

I beg make them go siddon joo. Rubbish. Why him no drink garri and groundnut for breakfast? How many people can afford to buy a derica of
ofada rice in naija? Its more expensive than other types of rice. I beg make we hear beta talk jare.