The Federal Government has described attempts by unscrupulous individuals on social media linking the government and Dangote group with a plan to ‘flood’ the country with genetically modified rice (GMO) as extremely uncharitable.

In real terms, the Federal Government in 2014 signed a $1billion Memorandum of Understanding, (MoU) for investment in integrated rice project with Dangote Industries Ltd. Further to this agreement, Dangote Industries Limited this year cultivated over 8,000 hectares in Hadejia, Jigawa state, creating over 10,000 direct and indirect jobs for farmers who are the major beneficiaries of the scheme.

In consolidation of the rice project of the Federal Government, President Muhammadu Buhari administration is also in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and other reputable companies to tap into the vast potentials in the private sector and broadening the economic base of the country.

The gains of the diversification drive especially in the Agriculture sector are already yielding dividends as shown by the recent statistics in the sector as published by the National Bureau of Statistics.

These engagements will continue until the present administration has laid a solid foundation for the economic development of the nation.
It is therefore ridiculous that a government that is wholly devoted to the generation of employment for Nigerians especially through Agriculture will turn around to get involved in an activity that will reverse the gains of the same partnership.

President Muhammadu Buhari has said it repeatedly that, ‘’we have the capacity to feed ourselves in Nigeria and even export from what we produce in the country.” He has also said that through the provision of N200 billion by the CBN for small holder farmers and processors involved in local production of rice and other grains, rice importation will hopefully stop in the next three years.

It is unfortunate that while the Buhari administration is working assiduously with well-meaning Nigerians to bring the country out of the current economic situation it has found itself, a few self-serving individuals are bent on distracting the administration from the avowed focus to reflate the fortunes of the country through the diversification of the economy which, very soon, Nigerians will begin to see and experience the results.

The Federal Government warns purveyors of such malicious information and those thinking of embarking on the same route to have a rethink and retrace their steps.


Source:
http://www.ajayiwrites.com/2016/09/federal-government-not-importing.html

It;s well ooo


Read more here..

http://www.ajayiwrites.com/2016/09/federal-government-not-importing.html

A bag of rice here in ph is 22000. Nigerian rice with stones is 20000

What sort of evil change is this?

Singing *food no dey, water no dey, our country no good oooo........





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wow genetically modified rice did i read that right ?

is this some kind of rice buhari will use to control us and make us as dull as he is

he go better

Y reply losers ?

Enough of this rice nonsense jor; we just deh read am for news, when will it get to our local market? No answer

Okay

What do you expect "In an environment of lies truth becomes a stronger". So, it isn't totally the forth of those that piloted the rumours.

Sharon6:

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If I hear!

Dangote no get morals...

Only fools believe every news they see online... News comes out of every nook and cranny of the country this days.

Seems am d only one dats still believed in dis adminstration, is well.

Propaganda everywhere. It is well.

lielbree:
A bag of rice here in ph is 22000. Nigerian rice with stones is 20000

What sort of evil change is this?

even rice with stone cost 20000??....that can not be true..


keep your stone-rice...nigeria will import stone-rice from other african-nations and refine it and sell it to you to 40000!!!!!!!................. -...

what i feel lyk doing Buhari now:

lielbree:
A bag of rice here in ph is 22000. Nigerian rice with stones is 20000

What sort of evil change is this?

It is d kind of change d devil will see and shout JESUS!!

btw,listen to my songs at http://my.notjustok.com/p/oracle/

HarkymTheOracle:

Na BOGOF this one fit ooo. when the greedy one sees Buy one get one free, they quickly order for it.

FG is desperate now to stave of famine. If it were possible to feed us shit believe me theycwillt

FG is desperate now to stave of famine. If it were possible to feed us shit believe me they will

Moreoffaith:


Na BOGOF this one fit ooo. when the greedy one sees Buy one get one free, they quickly order for it.

Hehehe

thedarkside:



even rice with stone cost 20000??....that can not be true..


keep your stone-rice...nigeria will import stone-rice from other african-nations and refine it and sell it to you to 40000!!!!!!!................. -...

I'm telling you the honest truth!
I was in the market yesterday, Nigerian rice 20k last!

lielbree:
A bag of rice here in ph is 22000. Nigerian rice with stones is 20000

What sort of evil change is this?

.

Why are rice cheaper in Northern states than south??

They buy rice between 16k to 17k in the north while a bag of rice goes for 22k to 25k upwards.

Any reason behind this please?

It's ok, FG have denied.
So who imported the rice?

Silly government. Instead of them to sit tight and look for ways to get us out of the present economic quagmire, they are busy spreading propaganda every where.

Lie