No deal accepting grains from Ukraine -FG

Idris said this on Tuesday’s Management Annual Convention and Award 2023 in Abuja.

Last week, Ukraine donated 25,000 tonnes of wheat as emergency food aid to 1.3 million weak, crisis-affected individuals in northeast Nigeria amidst rising inflation and food price spikes.

Many together with, the Labour Social gathering presidential candidate within the final 12 months’s basic elections, Peter Obi, described the gesture from a war-ravaged nation as a “nationwide shame” for Nigeria.

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He mentioned, “Egypt will get about 60 per cent of its grains from Ukraine. The truth that Egypt will get about 60 per cent of its grains from Ukraine doesn’t make it a failed state.

“The truth that we’re having challenges for the time being doesn’t make Nigeria a failed state.

“Due to this fact, accepting grains from Ukraine doesn’t make Nigeria or Egypt failed international locations. It’s a regular factor, as a result of international locations exist to rely on each other.”

In response to the minister, President Bola Tinubu was conscious of the challenges bedeviling the nation.

He mentioned, “Nigerians voted for Tinubu with the deeper understanding and conviction that he has the capability to show issues round for the higher; and that’s what he’s doing.

“Among the choices he has taken have been to make sure that Nigeria finds its place within the comity of countries.

“The selections embrace elimination of gasoline subsidy and addressing the difficulty of international trade and lots of others.

“In spite of the present challenges, the financial progress of Nigeria is on monitor and has continued to enhance.”

He defined that gasoline subsidy elimination was a daring step in the fitting course and urged Nigerians to help the president because the nation would quickly start to reap the advantages.

Idris additionally famous that President Tinubu had demonstrated capability and since his assumption of workplace, had “attracted greater than 30 billion {dollars} in international investments into the nation.

“He has not stopped at that. Simply final week, President Tinubu went to Qatar to draw extra companies and investments into Nigeria.

“We’re optimistic that quickly, what we’re passing by means of can be a factor of the previous and Nigeria can be higher.”