Bassey made the call on Sunday in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar. “President Muhammadu Buhari speaks much of agriculture, it is a money making venture; I will encourage him to tap the potentials in the sector. “If we go into agriculture proper and harness the sector, there will be abundant food for the country,” he said. He, however, commended Buhari for closing the borders temporarily, saying that the directive had promoted the production of local rice and curbed some illegal activities within the borders. “The President’s directive on border closure has improved our local rice production and today our rice farmers are making money and feeding their families as well.

Source: The Guardian January 12, 2020 11:48 UTC