Barely two months to the end of the rainy season, President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the reduction of the cost of fertilizer from N5,500 to N5,000 per bag.
Vice Chairman of the National Food Security Council and the Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu made this known in Abuja.
Bagudu alongside the council met with the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari on Tuesday, adding that this ensure food security in the country.
The governor further said that the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative has seen the fertilizer prize drop from N12,000 in 2016 to N5,500, which had been the trend in the last three years till now.