Agriculture: Minister Assures Buhari Committs To Ensuring Availability Of Produce - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 28, 2019
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,Audu Ogbeh has assured that the President Muhammadu Buhari’s led administrationwas committed to ensuring increase in the production of agricultural produce.
Ogbe said this during the opening ceremony of thecouncil’s meeting at the 43rd National Council on Agriculture and RuralDevelopment conference in Umuahia, Abia State.
He also posited that the Buhari led government wasworking assiduously to reduce food importation, stating that the incumbent APCled government was equally working to implement programmes that promote food safetyand security among others.
The minister who identified agriculture as thehighest employer of labour, used the opportunity of the event to call forsynergy among states to boost productivity and ensure food security in Nigeria.
Ogbe represented by the Permanent Secretary in theMinistry, Dr. Mohammed Bello further charged stakeholders to recommitthemselves to the development of the agriculture sector.