The presidential candidate of the All Progressives
Congress, Maj.-Gen. Muhammad Buhari (retd),
on Monday said if elected on February 14, he
would ban the importation of basic items like
rice and tomato in order to enhance local
production of the products.
He also said his administration would focus on
agriculture, mining, infrastructure and job
provision at the top of its economic agenda.
Buhari, who gave a summary of how he intended
to revive the economy in a meeting with the
Organised Private Sector in Lagos, said his
government would place emphasis on three key
issues of security, tackling corruption and
reviving the ailing economy.
The meeting, which had all the key members of
the APC in attendance, was hosted by the Lagos
State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola.
“How can Nigeria be importing virtually
everything? How can we be importing even
tomatoes? If I am elected, basic items like rice
and tomatoes, which we have the capacity to
produce, will be banned from being imported,”
Buhari said.
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