Speaking at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture on Day 3 of his visit, he said food items being imported could be grown locally.
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The experts gave this suggestion on Sunday in Abuja in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that President Buhari gave the directive when he hosted the All Progressives Congress governors at his country home in Daura, Katsina state during Eid-el-Kabir on August 13.
The Peoples Democratic Party has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to “stifle food importation in the country as mean, ill-timed and completely against the wellbeing of Nigerians”.
He gave the assurance that with funding and technical knowhow provided and the process sustained, wealth would return to rural areas.
The governor advised the sponsor of the scheme to ensure its success