President
Muhammadu Buhari has blamed the Nigerian Media for failing to showcase
the agricultural achievements of his administration.
The
president apportioned the blame on Wednesday while addressing young
political appointees at the presidential villa, Abuja, on Wednesday.
Mr
Buhari has never spoken to any Nigerian Media outfits since he came
into office. He is known for granting interview to foreign based media
outlets each time he leaves the shores of the country.
The
Nigerian leader said he is disappointed that the local media has has
refused to showcase the achievements of his administration in the
agricultural sector.
Buhari also stated that his
administration has reduced the importation of rice by 90 percent and
that those who have gone into the agricultural sector because they could
not secure white-collar jobs are reaping the reward.
“I’m very
disappointed with the Nigerian press. They didn’t give this government
the credit of the `go back to land programme,” Mr Buhari said.
“We
have cut down the importation of rice by at least 90 percent. I foresaw
our problem in agriculture and did the right thing and today, people
are much better.
“In terms of unemployment, our able-bodied
persons that do not have education and can’t get white-collar jobs, went
back to till the land and today, none of them is regretting it,” he
noted.
The president who is seeking a second term in office added
that the intention of his administration “is to do the infrastructure
and give education and healthcare to our people especially the poor.”
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