Olalekan Adebayo, Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said under his leadership, Nigerians must produce what they eat.

He said the nation did not have what he called unlimited resources to continue the importation of food items that could be produced locally.

The President spoke while granting audience to the new Bulgarian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Vesselin Delcher, who was at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to present his letters of credence.
According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President told his guest that his administration would vigorously implement policies that would revive Nigeria’s agricultural sector and reposition it as the mainstay of the nation’s economy.

He added that his administration would evolve and implement policies that would help Nigeria become self-sufficient in food production because continued importation of food could expose the country to more external shocks.

The President noted that the unbridled importation of food also contributed to the depletion of the country’s foreign reserves and deprived citizens of job opportunities.

He said, “We must produce what we eat. We don’t have unlimited resources to continue the importation of food items that can be produced locally.

“Fortunately, some Nigerians have shown foresight by building factories that process agricultural products within the country.

“They have created a value chain that boosts employment, protects our foreign reserves and safeguards the economy from external shocks.

“We will do all that we can to encourage others to join in the effort to achieve national self-sufficiency in food production.”
http://www.punchng.com/we-must-produce-what-we-eat-buhari-tells-nigerians-2/

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what are they going to use to produce what they will eat when there is no money or job in the country. does this man reasons at all? this country is just a butt of joke!