President Muhammadu Buhari has urged more Nigerians to embrace farming, saying he was surprised to hear that only 2.5 per cent of arable lands in the Country is being cultivated.
President Buhari told newsmen on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at his resident in Daura, Katsina State, after the Eid-el-Kabir prayers, that the Presidential Economic Advisory Council had notified him that only a small percentage of the land in the country had been used for farming, directing security outfits to work more with communities to create a more friendly environment for farmers.
The President mandated security outfits to be more relentless in maintaining peace in the Country, and ensure a more harmonious relationship with communities so that they can glean intelligence.
He said the security situation had improved considerably overtime in the North East and South South, and efforts were being made in North Central and North West, assuring that more will be done to fish out those that had been troubling the peace of the nation and citizens.
