''The agriculture revolution was one of the advertised achievements of President Goodluck Jonathan but we have since realized that it was purely a scam on us,''Oshiomhole told The Nation. '' It is also a policy contradiction where a government will give waivers and support importers to import what can be produced locally, thereby putting its own people out of business while enriching other nations. Local manufacturers that produce locally are punished. Unfortunately for us, rice millers imported rice without even paying duties, as a nation we should not be seen to be importing what is locally produced. Where then is the success story in the sector? Agriculture is not about bow-ties and designers suits but hard facts that cannot be unconverted.''
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