President Buhari says that he has delivered on his three cardinal promises made in 2015 which include transforming the economy, boosting of security and fighting corruption to a standstill in the country. He further noted that even people in Borno State have testified to the total decimation of the dreaded Boko Haram terrorists, Igberetvnews reports.
The president said this in Birnin Kebbi while addressing supporters of the All Progressives Congress during his presidential campaign on Wednesday.
According to him, his government has been able to subsidise fertilisers to the country’s teeming farmers, thereby resulting in bumper agricultural harvest in the country.
Igberetvnews gathered that the president however urged the people not to relent in farming, saying Nigerians should go back to farms so as to help the country move away from over-dependence on oil to agriculture.
According to him, ” I was in Kebbi in 2015, during my campaigns and I made three promises: To transform the economy, boost security, as well as fight corruption, head long,” the APC presidential candidate said.
“On security , the people of Borno have yesterday confirmed that Boko Haram have been fully decimated.”
On agriculture, the last two rainy seasons had recorded bumper harvests, as such , food security is highly guaranteed in the county as we have reduced the importation of rice by 90 per cent, and we have also provided subsidised fertilisers to our teeming farmers.
He also appealed to Nigerians to revisit farming as he was expectant of another bountiful harvest this year.
“While hoping that similar bumper harvests would be recorded this year, I am appealing to Nigerians to go back to farm for subsistence and for sale and they should not relent in efforts to achieve that,”he said.
