Buhari Says Nigerians Don’t Have Any Reason to Complain of Hunger
- President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigerians can feed themselves if they go back to the various farms across the country
- The president anyone who is really hungry would pick up his tools and head to the farm instead of complaining
- He also said the closure of land borders and other policies introduced by his administration to guarantee food security have yielded positive outcomes
FCT, Abuja - President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigerians don’t have any reason to complain of hunger when the country is blessed with vast land for farming.
Buhari made the comment during a recorded interview with Tambari Hausa TV which aired on Wednesday night, November 2.
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Daily Nigerian newspaper reports that while responding to a question on the high rate of hunger in the country, the president said anyone who is really hungry would pick up his tools and head to the farm.
According to him, the closure of land borders and other policies introduced by his administration to guarantee food security have yielded positive outcomes.
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His words:
“If you are trying to report me to Nigerians that I didn’t fulfill my promise, let me ask you, when I assumed office, didn’t I order the closure of the land borders for almost two years?
“I took that decision to stop rice importation and said we should farm what we eat or die of hunger.
“I said that since we have farm land and God has blessed us with rain, what reason does a Nigerian have to say he’s hungry? If you are hungry, go to the farm.”
Speaking further, the president said:
“I’m aware that floods have ravaged some farmlands this season but we are still selling rice made in Nigeria, and we can feed ourselves. Is that not an achievement?
“We have workers who left their air-conditioned offices and went into farming, and they had bounty harvests. So, we are grateful.”
On the fight against corruption, the president also said that a lot of successes had been made.
When reminded that corruption still thrives right under his nose, Buhari challenged those with genuine evidence to present it to the anti-graft agencies.
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Vanguard newspaper reports that the lawmakers particularly called out the minister of finance, budget and national planning, Zainab Ahmed; Budget Office of the Federation and the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation.
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On his part, former vice president, Atiku Abubakar has described President Buhari's party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) as destroyers, adding that they don’t deserve to be supported.
Atiku who is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the forthcoming 2023 general elections made the comment in Benin, Edo state on Saturday, October 22.
He said the APC has destroyed the educational system, economy, infrastructure and failed to address the security challenges facing the country.
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He stated this on Monday, October 10 during the official kick-off of the PDP presidential campaign in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, said if elected he would fix Nigeria’s education sector.
He said the protracted strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities and poor condition of the nation’s universities and welfare of university teachers will be addressed headlong.
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