Bayo Onanuga, in a statement quoting Agriculture Minister Abubakar Kyari and posted on his official X page, said the President approved a '150-Day Duty-Free Import Window for Food Commodities'.
Bayo Onanuga, in a statement quoting Agriculture Minister Abubakar Kyari and posted on his official X page, said the President approved a"150-Day Duty-Free Import Window for Food Commodities".
On Monday, the presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, released a statement which announced that President Bola Tinubu approved the duty-free importation of major food items like rice, beans and wheat, as part of efforts to address rising food prices in the country.Monday that Mr Onanuga, in a statement quoting Agriculture Minister Abubakar Kyari and posted on his official X page, said the President approved a"150-Day Duty-Free Import Window for Food Commodities".
"The Agric minister did not hold any briefing yesterday. The statement was forwarded to Onanuga to review but we are surprised that he posted it. It's still being reviewed. There is nothing we can do about it. As you can see he has deleted the post," a top official at the ministry, who asked not to be named since he was not authorised to speak on the matter, told PREMIUM TIMES.
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