{"id":16657,"date":"2024-02-11T19:03:23","date_gmt":"2024-02-11T19:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/well-expand-food-production-tinubu\/"},"modified":"2024-02-11T19:03:23","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T19:03:23","slug":"well-expand-food-production-tinubu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/well-expand-food-production-tinubu\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We\u2019ll expand food production\u2019 \u2013 Tinubu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>President Bola Tinubu said his government will do everything possible to expand food production and become a net exporter amid rising hunger and hardship in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday after a delegation from the Global Tijaniyya Movement, led by Khalifa Muhammad Mahe Niass, visited Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The President said his administration would support plans and efforts to give ease and assistance to Hajj pilgrims.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasised the importance of spiritual endeavours in nation-building, underscoring his administration\u2019s commitment to supporting religious activities.<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted the need for collaboration between political and spiritual leaders to advance the nation\u2019s interests and promote unity among the people.<\/p>\n<p>On agriculture, the President outlined plans to bolster agricultural productivity through various initiatives, including expanding farmlands, providing low-interest loans to farmers, and significant investments in irrigation infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are dedicated to equipping hospitals with modern equipment, providing healthcare professionals with training, and ensuring social welfare for every citizen, including comprehensive health insurance coverage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigeria will become a net exporter of food. We are bringing thousands of tractors. Food production will be greatly expanded through aggressive mechanisation. We must be productive as a people. That is the Sunnah and the principles I grew up understanding,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Sheikh Mahe Niass, the Khalifa of Tijaniyya, speaking on behalf of the delegation, commended Tinubu for his unwavering commitment to Nigeria\u2019s peace, progress, and stability.<\/p>\n<p>He expressed confidence in the President\u2019s leadership and conveyed the emotional support and prayers of the Global Tijaniyya Movement members to the Nigerian leader.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We\u2019ll expand food production\u2019 \u2013 Tinubu<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Bola Tinubu said his government will do everything possible to expand food production and become a net exporter amid&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16658,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4161,15,466],"tags":[519,180,26],"class_list":["post-16657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-news","category-tinubu","tag-business","tag-news","tag-tinubu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16657\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}