Rice Importation: Nigeria Lost N1.5tn Annually Before 2015 – Malami

Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has lauded the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) over his rice revolution scheme which saved the country’s annual rice importation which stood at N1.5 trillion before 2015.

He made the disclosure at the All Progressives Congress Kebbi South zonal rally held in Yauri, Yauri Local Government Area of the state.

The minister said, “Before President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in 2015, Nigeria was spending N1.5 trillion to import rice from Thailand and other countries annually, but the rice revolution introduced by the president put an end to that.

“Today, I am happy to inform you that Nigeria no longer import rice, instead, we export over 800 tonnes of rice annually. Of course, this is a great achievement.”

Malami said that Kebbi people had no reason not to vote for APC at all levels, while citing Federal Government appointments to Kebbi indigenes which included Executive Director, Sokoto River Basin; Managing Director, HYPPADEC; EFCC boss; and Managing Director, Nigeria Ports Authority, among others.

He listed projects executed by the APC administration in the state to include road construction from Sokoto to Kontagora, anchor borrower’s programme, social welfare scheme, youth empowerment and survival funds, among others.

The minister appealed to the people of Kebbi to vote for APC, urging, ”They should have trust in all the candidates of the party at all levels to enjoy more dividends of democracy in their respective areas.”