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October 31, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari in Riyadh said newinvestments and reforms in the agriculture sector hold the key to hisadministration’s quest to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in the next10 years.
Speaking at a panel discussion on the second day ofthe Future Investment Initiative FII conference in the Riyadh city, Buharireiterated his resolve to walk the talk.
On poverty reduction in Nigeria, the presidentpointed to the “vigorous implementation of key reforms” of his administrationin the farming and agriculture sector including soft loans to farmers,availability and affordability of farming inputs and restrictions on foodimports grown locally, as some measures that have encouraged agriculturerevolution in the country.
However, King Salman of Saudi Arabia pledged hiscountry’s willingness to invest in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector as well asstrengthen the strategic partnership between the Saudi Energy Company, Aramco,and the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation NNPC.
A statement by Senior Special Assistant on Media andPublicity, Garba Shehu, said the two leaders agreed to advance cooperation inthe areas of oil and gas, given the similarities of both nations as bigproducers of the commodity.