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Buhari Inaugurates Abuja Rice Pyramids
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated 13 sky-high pyramids consisting of one million bags of paddy rice.
Unveiling the FCT Mega Rice Pyramids at the Abuja International Trade Fair Complex, Buhari said the event showed that the country was making steady and assured progress towards self-sufficiency in food production.
The president expressed the commitment of his administration towards implementing home-grown policies targeted at securing food for all Nigerians.
According to him, the unveiling of the pyramids is a testament to the fact that the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has started yielding fruitful results.
He urged other agricultural commodity associations that were yet to participate under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme to emulate the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) in supporting federal government’s drive for food self-sufficiency.
In his welcome address, the Chairman, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Aminu Goronyo, lauded the Buhari administration for initiating the agricultural revolution programme, which he said had translated into wealth for farmers across the country.
He thanked the president for keeping the promise he made to Nigerians in 2015 and 2019, while campaigning for election and reelection respectively.
Goronyo said the rice pyramids unveiled by the President was the largest in the world.
In his remarks, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, described agriculture as the focal point of the Buhari administration.
“I am particularly delighted because these stacks of rice pyramids provide undisputable and unassailable evidence of significant progress under President Buhari’s food security initiatives and administration.
“I personally salute your vision of making agriculture a corner stone and one of the focal points of your administration,” he said.
He saluted the farmers for summoning courage to embark on agricultural activities despite security challenges in some parts of the country.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that goodwill messages were delivered at the event by Governors of rice producing States of Ekiti, Kebbi, Ebonyi, Cross River, and Jigawa.
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