The Minister of Agriculture Mohammed Sabo Nanono has said that Nigeria’s borders will remain closed adding that the keys have been thrown into the lagoon.
Speaking at the flag-off ceremony of the distribution of agricultural inputs to farmers affected by the recent flood in Kebbi State on Saturday, the minister explained that the Federal Government was not ready to reopen the borders, so as to boost the country’s agricultural sector.
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According to him: “Nigerian farmers have been performing well by producing such food items as rice, millet, guinea corn, and Shea butter, among others. We are not ready to reopen the borders, which is why the Federal Government is ready to support the dry season farming to regain what farmers lost to the flood disaster.”
Supporting the minister’s statement, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Aviation, Senator Adamu Aliero said the continued closure of borders would encourage the growth of local rice farming.
He also commended federal and state governments for supporting flood victims in the state.
