Over 200 Million Nigerians Can’t Depend On Imported Food – Buhari Warns

With an estimated over 200 million population, President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that Nigeria can no longer depend on imported food.
He said in order not to make excuses for the inadequacies and reverse the trend, he made Agriculture, Housing and Infrastructure development, priority in the past four years of his government.
He spoke at the Presidential Villa, Abuja when he had audience with Guy Ryder, the Director General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on Thursday.
Buhari said, “Our focus in these areas was to create jobs today and ensure peace and equitable prosperity for future generations.
“On agriculture, it was simple; a country with a population of close to 200 million has to be able to feed itself. We cannot rely on importing food”.
President Buhari also told the ILO Chief that his government had “attacked head-on the big deficit in Power, roads, Bridges, Rails and Housing for Nigerians today and many years to come.
He attributed some of the achievements of his government so far to consultations before taking critical decisions affecting the labour force.
“Our achievements to date were as a result of strategic fiscal and monetary policy decisions. In some instances, we partnered with stakeholders such as the labour unions.
“This consultative approach aligns with the vision of the ILO to keep communications open, create jobs, ensure social justice and eliminate worker exploitation”.
He congratulated the international organisation on its 100th year anniversary.
Earlier in his remarks, Mr Guy Ryder told the President that he was in Nigeria to attend the Global Youth Employment Forum where over 60 Countries have gathered to address practically the most pressing challenge of finding decent jobs for young people.
He also expressed the commitment of the Organisation to existing partnership and cooperation with Nigeria.

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