Agriculture Remains Our High Priority – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says agriculture remains his administration’s high priority for creation of jobs, economic revival  and attainment of food self-sufficiency in Nigeria.
He said that his government would continue to accord agriculture premium importance through programmes and initiatives designed to motivate the citizens to produce enough food to feed the nation.
Active Involvement In Sector
At a farewell meeting held at the State House on Tuesday with the out-going Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Mr Hoang Ngoc Ho, President Buhari said the high profile of agriculture in the priorities of his administration was primarily to achieve food self-sufficiency, economic revival and jobs creation.
“We are hoping to motivate fellow Nigerians to work hard in this regard.
“We will continue to work closely with other countries to reorient Nigerians towards their active involvement in the sector.
“We believe that the impressive agricultural developmental strides achieved by countries such as Vietnam, especially after the 1975 war, will be replicated here,” the President said.
President Buhari’s spokesman, Mr Garba Shehu, in a statement said the President congratulated Vietnam for choosing the correct priorities that have led the country to feed itself and feed the world.
“Your country deserves to be congratulated on this achievement”, the President told the Ambassador.
Ambassador Ho expressed satisfaction with the growth the bilateral relations between his country and Nigeria recorded during his tenure, citing especially the cooperation with several Nigerian states in the area of agriculture which was producing excellent results.
He said his country was ready to play a big part in the economic diversification schemes of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration.

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