President Muhammadu Buhari has received the President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina at the State House in Abuja.

Their talks centered on food security for Nigeria.

President BUHARI applauded the 1.5 billion dollar African Emergency Food plan developed by the AfDB, which is awaiting ratification by its board.

The plan was developed to forestall food crisis in Africa.

According to the President, he said they are very much aware of the need for food security, and to encourage local farmers, the borders has been closed for about two years to curb smuggling. 

The AfDB boss also informed the President of the bank’s prediction that Africa will lose 11 billion dollar worth of owing to a fertilizer crisis expected to diminish food production by about 20 percent.