Im Happy Nigerians Can't Afford Foreign Food - President Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, said that he is happy that Nigerians can no longer afford foreign food.

Buhari made this statement while speaking at the Council Chambers of Aso RockM at a meeting with Nigeria Governors Forum.

It was the President’s first meeting with State Governors since he returned from his medical vacation in the United Kingdom, UK, last Saturday.

“I had so much time to watch NTA. I heard so much information about the States. I am very pleased with the States, you are all doing your best, and you are lucky your best is proving to be good enough on agriculture and solid minerals. You are succeeding in agriculture, because I think people cannot afford foreign food”, he said.

The President said the devaluation of the naira was not the making of his administration.

“It may not favour us, but it is something we cannot change. Some people were asking me if we should be stricter on the borders, but I want to thank God that last year and this year, are better than what it used to be”, he added.

The Chairman of the NGF and Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, said many States could not pay salaries before Buhari became President, acknowledging that the bailout funds and Paris Club loan refunds helped cushion the effect of recession in the States.