As part of ongoing effort to boost food production in the polity, the federal government has mapped out strategies aimed at eliminating 'portfolios and political farmers' nationwide.
As part of ongoing effort to boost food production in the polity, the federal government has mapped out strategies aimed at eliminating "portfolios and political farmers" nationwide.
The minister who decried over dependence on imported goods assured that fertilisers offered by the Central Bank of Nigeria would be made available to farmers during the rainy season. The Executive Director, Business Development of the Nigeria Export-Import Bank , Hon Stella Okotete called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to beam its searchlights on those who dubiously over N100 billion agriculture intervention fund.She said it is unfortunate that those who enjoyed government interventions, and rebates have failed to utilised the monies they collected when former President Muhammadu Buhari held away.
“Somebody said we need to do capacity screening on our governors because alot of them are intellectually lazy. We need to draw up an agriculture master plan to boost agriculture in the country.” “When you have that pressure and everything is dollarized, we will continue to have the issue of a fall in the value of the naira. We must support local manufacturing. It is no rocket science. We are all an import-dependent country. We must support made in Nigeria products to address the challenge,” she noted.
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