We can’t continue to import food to feed 200m Nigerians, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari ha said that Nigeria will not continue to import food to feed its population of about 200 million people.

President Buhari on Thursday also restated the commitment of his administration to creating jobs for the youthful population of Nigeria.

Speaking in Abuja when he had an audience with the Director-General of the International Labour Organisation, ILO, Guy Ryder, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the President said: “In the last four years, this government prioritised Agriculture, Housing and Infrastructure development.

“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. in order to ensure adequate housing is available today and for 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.