IF YOU ARE HUNGRY, GO TO THE FARM - BUHARI TELLS NIGERIANS

President Muhammadu Buhari

Because of our farmlands and God's rain, no Nigerian should complain about hunger, according to Buhari

No one has the right to complain about hunger in Nigeria, according to President Muhammadu Buhari, who advised Nigerians to be prepared to cultivate what they would eat or risk starvation:

In an interview with Kano State-based media outlet Tambarin Hausa TV on Wednesday, Buhari said that despite the floods that had ravaged farming villages, Nigeria could still feed itself.

He continued by saying that one of the strategies he implemented after taking power in 2015 was to stop food imports into Nigeria and push people to return to farming.

He stated: "I took that decision to stop rice importation and said we should farm what we eat or die of hunger."

"I said that since we have farm land and God has blessed us with rain, what reason does a Nigerian have to say he's hungry?"

If you are hungry, go to the farm. I'm aware that floods have ravaged some farmlands this season but we are still selling rice made in Nigeria, and we can feed ourselves. Is that not an achievement?"

"We have workers who left their air-conditioned offices and went into farming, and they had bounty harvests. So, we are grateful."