My Government Will Focus On Agriculture, Not Only Oil - President Buhari

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President Muhammadu Buhari aired on Thursday that his administration won't be keen on oil alone, but as a matter of fact, taking Agriculture as a serious business.

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development Alhaji Umar Farouk, who spoke on behalf of the president in Calabar, added that the government will be supporting the private sector agriculture chain.

Buhari said this while declaring open the 55th Annual General Meeting of Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA).

“Agriculture must cease from being treated as development program; Agriculture must be treated as business.”

“Our goal will be to pursue government supported private sector agriculture value chain to make agriculture more productive, efficient and competitive.

“To provide enough food for domestic supply and create jobs through agriculture value chain,” Buhari said.

Buhari noted that Nigeria had the richest agriculture based mineral resources in Africa which means it does not need to import agricultural produce if the right investments are made.

Meanwhile, the new president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and Nigeria’s former minister of agriculture, Mr. Akinwunmi Adesina has vowed to eradicate poverty in Africa through infrastructural development, job creation, regional integration and development of agriculture at the rural level.

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