“It’s Disgraceful That Nigeria Imports Toothpicks, Rice & Tomato Purée” – Buhari

President Buhari has lamented the poor state of Nigeria’s economy and also about its manufacturing sector performing below par and high unemployment rate.

The President while speaking with BBC Hausa revealed that the country imports a number of things that should be produced here including toothpicks, Rice and Tomato paste.

Below are some of the points made by the President:

 

. @MBuhari says of the 14 local govs #BokoHaram used to hold. None are held any more #Nigeria

— Sam Piranty (@sampiranty) February 5, 2016

. @MBuhari ‘it’s disgraceful Nigeria imports toothpicks, rice and tomato purée’ #Nigeria #economy

— Sam Piranty (@sampiranty) February 5, 2016

. @MBuhari ‘i have asked gov central bank & others to sit and see if they can convince me to murder of naira’ #nigeria

— Sam Piranty (@sampiranty) February 5, 2016

. @MBuhari ‘I went through devalue in 1984…it’s SAP that killed the naira’ #Nigeria

— Sam Piranty (@sampiranty) February 5, 2016

. @MBuhari ‘most of young people can’t get jobs. One of the biggest dangers we face’ #nigeria

— Sam Piranty (@sampiranty) February 5, 2016

. @MBuhari ‘to prosecute corruption successfully we need evidence. That’s not easy especially in petroleum sector’ #Nigeria

— Sam Piranty (@sampiranty) February 5, 2016

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