The Federal Government of Nigeria has said that it is not ready to open the country’s borders yet. This according to them, is to boost Nigeria’s agricultural sector.
Minister of Agriculture, Mohammed Sabo Nanono said this yesterday, during the flag-off ceremony of the distribution of agricultural inputs to farmers affected by the recent flood in Kebbi State.
He said the borders will remain closed for now and the “key thrown into the lagoon” no matter what.
“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,” he said.
