President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said his administration will continue to accord agriculture premium importance through programmes and initiatives designed to motivate the citizens to produce enough food to feed the nation.
The President made the remark while speaking at a farewell meeting with the outgoing Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to Nigeria, Mr. Hoang Ngoc Ho, at the State House, Abuja. He said the high priority accorded agriculture by his administration was primarily to achieve food self-sufficiency, economic revival and jobs creation.
In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President said:
“We are hoping to motivate fellow Nigerians to work hard in this regard. We will continue to work closely with other countries to re-orient Nigerians towards their active involvement in the sector. We believe that the impressive agricultural developmental strides achieved by countries like Vietnam, especially after the 1975 war, will be replicated here.”
He congratulated Vietnam for choosing the correct priorities that had led the country to feed itself and feed the world.
“Your country deserves to be congratulated on this achievement,” President Buhari told the Ambassador.