My administration would continue to provide adequate security - Buhari

macfranc007 March 03, 2018 Nigeria News today & Breaking news ▷ Read Nigerian newspapers 24/7 David Oladele

- President Buhari has spoken about what happened under previous governments in the area of agricultural

- The president said none of the 3,333 trucks that participated in the fertilizer programme of his administration in 2017 got missing

- He promised that his administration would continue to provide adequate security in order to sustain the programme

President Muhammadu Buhari again on Friday, February 2, took a swipe at his predecessors, saying trucks conveying fertilizers disappeared “miraculously” in transit under previous governments.

Buhari made this known while granting audience to members of the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative (PFI) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The president expressed delight that contrary to what happened under previous governments, none of the 3,333 trucks that participated in the fertilizer programme of his administration in 2017 got missing.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, March 2, met with the members of Presidential Fertiliser Initiative (PFI) at the State House. Photo credit: President Buhari

He promised that his administration would continue to provide adequate security in order to sustain the programme.

According to him, ''Unlike in previous governments where trucks conveying fertiliser would miraculously disappear in transit, in 2017, none of the 3,333 trucks that participated in this programme went missing.

''I want to assure all participants of the PFI that, we will continue to provide adequate security so that this programme, and its positive impact on Nigeria, is sustained.''

While acknowledging the partnership among the Central Bank of Nigeria, the minister of agriculture and rural development and state governors to ensure Nigeria feeds itself, Buhari urged them to continue on the track.

He urged stakeholders to continue to support programmes like the PFI and work together to ensure that the country never returns to the dark days of import dependence.

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He said: ''The rains are upon us. Farmers in the southern part of the country will be planting soon. We must all do our bit to ensure fertiliser is readily available.

''Therefore, the ministry of finance and Nigerian sovereign investment authority should immediately engage the Governors Forum to conclude their orders.

''The ministry of agriculture and rural development should conclude the planning for all government programmes for the 2018 season to ensure synergy.''

Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had reported that President Buhari said the ruling the APC stabilised the country. He said this at the the National Executive Committee meeting of the APC held at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja on 27th February 2018.

The president who in his speech gave credit of stabilising the country to APC state governors and other security agencies says as a result of prudent management of public finances, confidence in Nigeria has been restored.

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