Buhari: I’m very disappointed in the Nigerian media

President Muhammadu Buhari says he is disappointed in the
Nigerian media for failing to highlight the progress of his
administration in the agricultural sector.

Buhari said this at a dinner he hosted for young political
appointees at the presidential villa, Abuja, on Wednesday.

The president said under him, agriculture had become so
attractive that those who cannot get white-collar job have taken up
farming and are reaping reward.

He added that his government had reduced importation of rice by
90 percent.

“I’m very disappointed with the Nigerian press. They didn’t give
this government the credit of the `go back to land programme’,” he
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.”

But reassured the youths that Nigeria has all it takes for them
to live a good life.

He condemned the rush by some Nigerians, especially the youth,
in search of greener pastures abroad, saying his administration is
determined to transform the country.

He said: “If people don’t feel good about this country, let them
go and find out what is happening elsewhere but we are going to
stay here and we are going to salvage this country together.

“I have gone through a lot, I have been Governor, I was in
charge of our petroleum sector for over three years, I was Head of
State and now I have come without the uniform and have visited each
of the 774 Local government Areas in this country.

“The intention of this administration is to do the
infrastructure and give education and healthcare to our people
especially the poor.”