‘Some Nigerians Order Pizza From London To Nigeria Through British Airways’- Minister Of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh Says

‘Some Nigerians Order Pizza From London To Nigeria Through British Airways’- Minister Of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh Says

The Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, made a startling revelation
when he appeared before the Senate committee on Agriculture today
Wednesday March 27th.

The minister while making his presentation to the lawmakers,
said some Nigerians import everything including pizza from
London. According to the minister, those who order for Pizza from
London, make the orders in the morning, through British Airways
airlines.

“Do you know, sir, that there are Nigerians who use their cellphones
to import pizza from London; they buy in London and bring it on British
Airways in the morning to pick up at the airport. It is a very annoying
situation and we have to move a lot faster in cutting down some of these
things.” he told the lawmakers

Speaking further, the Minister said

”Nigeria is a nation
of importers”, adding: “Toothpick every year costs us 18 million
dollars; tomato paste costs us 400 million dollars. Meanwhile, a basket
of tomatoes is less than N2,000. The farmers are losing money
because the processors do not have enough funds to set up factories. Two
factories have started off. I am sure by the end of next year we can
comfortably tell the importers of tomato paste to stop.”