Permanent secretaries in the agriculture and water resources ministries met with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja yesterday, following which the president said his administration would continue with the previous government’s agricultural expansion drive.

Buhari assured that therewould be no policy change to affect already running programmes in the Ministry of Agriculture , especially the Growth Enhancement Support Scheme (GESS).

The president has further directed the Ministry of Agriculture to adopt and fine-tune a blueprint formulated during his tenure as chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) on ending farmers/ herdsmen clashes across the country.

This was disclosed by Sunny Echono, permanent secretary in the ministry of Agriculture, after briefing the President on the activities of the ministry.

The Growth Enhancement Support Scheme (GESS) is a Federal Government initiative instituted by the past administration to actualise the Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA). It is aimed at subsidising the costs of major agricultural inputs, such as fertiliser and seedlings for farmers.

Based on the GESS policy, the Federal and State Governments are to equally contribute the balance of 50 percent, being the approved subsidy amount for onward payment to participating inputs (fertilizer) ...

...“There will be no policy change, the GESS is the most effective, transparent and accountable way of ensuring farm inputs get directly to the farmer without intermediaries and without all the various corrosive behaviour that used to tempt the process.. So we are on course with the project and we have the support of all the states” he said.

“So it a continuum, we did not envisage much change interms of policy but ensuring that those things that work, work , and correcting those things that are not working very well to ensure that we derive maximum efficiency from our efforts” he added.

Thebachelor:
15million Nigerians owe GEJ an apology.

calebo101:
Buhari has no option than to continue with GEJ policies. Just a pity Jonathan will not be on seat as his policies yield fruits. Just this week alone 2 automobile companies begun their operations in Nigeria, that's added to the others already on ground. GEJ auto policies yielding fruits.

Our transportation system has changed for the better. Some years back planes fell off the skies like birds. Now we have more airports both local and international, efficient safety precautions and more airlines. The railways albeit not where we want it but steps have been made to resuscitate it by GEJ. We only hope Buhari continues with the revival.

All in all, Na GOD win. With time even the staunchest critic of GEJ will admit they voted out the best. Buhari government never even get shape, talk-less of moving

Emeskhalifa:
Good
After all na agriculture money we use start naija crude wey som ppl dey claim say 'our oyel" now

Emeskhalifa:
Good
After all na agriculture money we use start naija crude wey som ppl dey claim say 'our oyel" now

Thebachelor:
15million Nigerians owe GEJ an apology.

GreatSoul:
@bolded
But their propaganda was that GEJ did not accomplish anything aside from looting and corruption
http://businessdayonline.com/2015/07/buhari-says-will-continue-with-agric-policy-gess/#.VZ7vZPddXSI

Vicadonis:
The same Agric policy they campaigned against before elections...
#WEHAVEBEENSCAMMED

arbitter:


Yeah right because his Agric Policy somehow solved the other 99 Problems we have in this country Huh?
Some of you are just so fvcking ldiotic.

P.S Nobody can get to power without doing atleast 1 good thing, but when you have someone who does 5 Terrible things for every 1 good thing its in No way 'Sane' to keep telling people to keep him in power. Less i remember this Man oversaw a period which tens of billions of dollars were stole, over 10k Nigerians killed, all kinds of corruption everywhere. These ALONE CLOUDS whatever achievements he had.

Thebachelor:
I stopped reading your comment after that last word. From it I deduced that you are yet to reach puberty. I'd rather spend my valuable time interacting with adults.

crixtex:
Buhari will be an old dullard grandpa... why must he continue with d 'said clueless reforms'?... He must change all of ds o....
Berem, Demdem, Omenka wat do u think? Dont u think GEJ was clueless even wit ds GESS policy?

obailala:

Can you guys kindly point out 1 single news report or 1 single video or audio or even gossip tabloid where any single person in the APC condemned GEJ's agric policy during the election campaigns. If you guys cant provide any of such evidence, then you have just proven yourselves to be plebs.
I personally cannot remember any time when anyone in apc condemned the agric policy of GEJ. As a matter of fact, the first thing PMB did following his election victory was to nominate GEJ's agric minister for the african development bank presidency.

Demdem:


Fool, if only u are smart enough, u will see that a sane soul has given u a perfect response. DO u still have to show to me how useless u are?

crixtex:

Lol... so demdem aka dekdek aka orlando owoh aka ojucrook.... can b pained.... o ti beere....

Pained because u chose to talk foolishly...........Are u ok?

Demdem:


Pained because u chose to talk foolishly...........Are u ok?

crixtex:

Lol... y do u ve several nom de plumes?

Bumkum....

Demdem:
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Bumkum....

crixtex:

Lol... werey guy... I dey feel u and barcanists for ds forum... arr u also ngenekwenu...

Demdem:
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Bumkum....

Demdem:
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