Trouble looms in the land as the the Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has revealed that a bag of rice may sell for N40,000 by December.
He also stated that Nigeria spends about $22bn a year on importation of food.
Lokpobiri made the revelation on Saturday at a town hall meeting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
Lokpobiri said,
“For your information, we spend about $22bn a year importing food into Nigeria. We know how many more dollars … and that is why you see the price of rice going up.
“Price of rice was N12,000 some months ago, but it is now about N26,000 and if we don’t start producing, by December it could be N40,000.
“Rice matures in three months. So, this is a wake up call for Bayelsa people to take the four farms we have seriously. The federal government has four farms in the state in our records. The average land you see in Bayelsa can grow rice, so the colonial masters were not wrong in their assessment when they said Niger Delta could feed not only Nigeria but the entire West Africa sub-region.
“Unfortunately, agriculture till today, is not a priority of the Niger Delta as far as the state governments are concerned because of oil.”
This means the hardship in the land will continue as many have already been left hungry and starving since the beginning of this year.
Una see these senseless morons. So the sufferings of Nigerians are not enough??? Clueless Buffons. Utterly clueless
make they no try am oooo
Wareeefa
Its possible oo
However we will surely survive even if is being sold for 100 thousand
We will still survive ..God dey
Good will punish all these people for putting d masses in dis type of sufferings,without bringing up any solution
Amennn,useless people
Amen
Amen
Amen
My friend note that the govt was voted in because they are believed to be helpful to the masses. Pls first ask the masses if they have any complain
Hmmmm,so surprised in dis ur question, @ Joseph Ndzama even d rich also cry in dis country now
What type of arrogant Question is that mr josehp ? Sorry sir u seem pretty blind if I may say
Abi iku fe pa minister na ni may God punish him with his prophesy
Sista, e se suuru. ?? lolz
See useless talk…. Mtcheew
Chai their is God oooo
Make una de chop tha one… we go continue wit our abakaliki rice
Correct
Na so jare
where the rice dy sef make I find buy
Juliet Omonigho harshtag it on google
Sir pls nave say so, god can help us
Mtheeeeeew nonsense so wat are dey doing abt it?dey shld b ashame of dere regime n mr minister tanx 4 d routine information we dnt need it bonge of idiots
We will be eating yam then
Even 100k we still survived
Sai baba!
Make them chop their rice…abakalike rice dey..
We the children of the most high God will survive, no matter how things are, we will eat to our satisfaction says the most high God.
Back to senderrrrrrsss.
We must eat rice…. Me minister
WHICH MINISTER IS THAT??ALL OF U WOULD AVE CHANGE ADDRESS BEFORE THEN!!!
And then?…
No mata what, igbos will still survive it
If like let it be sold for one million the children of God will still survive
Yesoooooo
Correct we are exited of d hardship
Yes ooo
Amen
Yes o and God wil detrone every evil leader dat want to suffer d children of God
Only ur family will eat it
Where are d paedophile Fulani illiterate cows supportin BUHARI.. I need their retarded comments in support.
God go punish the minister oooo.
If dem like make them sell am for,200k,na naija we dey,we go still rock am…
Lord take proper control, u and u alone can save us all
Its still even cheap. Una for sell am 10 Million or better still, non affordable. Ndi ara
The thunder dat wil fire all doz dat put us in diz wahala, is jst dancing shoki in style
Lol
Really?
Yes, if you like let it sold at 50 but one day na one day , all this rubbish will stop.
Na wa ooooooh
dis false information
Even if rice reach 80,000 we go dey chop am..man must wak na
With God all tins r possible..we will survive not mata d situation
am so angry wat is this,true the devil that we punish dis people is still doing pressup in hell wicked soul,if u like make it 1m we d childern of God we still eat.
Na dem sabi
No be wetin una want useless people n dai change
Holy ghost fire consume this leaders
make una no tire,bks if una tire shame na una own,if una like make una make 2 milln we go chop.as una day bye chop,we go bye 2.rubish
You talk as if you hold our lives in your pocket, who are you to speak and it will come to pass when the almighty God has not commanded it, if that is what you wish Nigeria, I pray you will be alive to witness the price of rice fall for the common masses, but you will not taste out of it.
Amen
Hahahaha
amen ooooooooo
Nne o ka mere so shall it be
Amen
AMIN
Amen
Amen
We ll survive
Lol. . I no fit laff. So if I know chop rice. I no go live. Mtchewww. Lol. You guys should get ready to be both d wholesalers and the consumers.
Only 40,000? It would have been better to increase d price to 5m! Rubbish!
There is power in your tongue
Revolution is approaching
So Mr Minister for how long are we going to wait for dangote promised rice??
Chukwu ekwekwana
Hmmmmmmm mr man #God is watching u on plasma tv
I dont care what d minister is saying…..Jehovah has d final say!!!! Its well with Nigeria every one!!!!
Yaba lie
Those in this administration God should have kill them n replace them with 5000 bastards….ki olurun baye gbogbo yin je
Una dey try!!!
Na by force to chop
The children of God will survive it
Fake minister
If i nor chop rice for december, i go chop supergetie na
Wicked pple..eat ur rice alone na..wu u epp b4
even if it sold for billions of naira all i kw is God is our shepherd
Should I call dis a threat or what, how can a minister lyk predict dis kind of word for Nigerians, as its now self many people can’t afford to buy it, so cos u have d privilege to buy it @ any cost dahs y u ae say rubbish.. I believe God’s people will Neva lack,
U can turn it to one million who cares “RUBBISH “
they will die first.
God will never allow such to befall us
Buhari go run
Na fight
una no well
And so what?
Lol…. No way
I beg make una chop una rice alone. Pounded yam/egunzi dey
The minister most be mad for saying such a thing
Abakailki or foil rice, rice is rice, go to hell without ur rice
we r watching
No marriage things again for December oo
change we voted nd change we see.God pass APC
Ka nnukwa!, sell it any amount by God’s grace we will survive.
if they like, let it b sold for #1N. we will survive
You are the young lion the Lord said, that the will lack what they will eat but those that put their trust in him (God) will not lack any good thing
Una don try. Na only una go chop am
We no dey travel for xams self,we go just buy 10 cups do xams
The Good Lord who owns the cattle on a thousand hills will go ahead of us into December and beyond to make everything beautiful.
Na to dey eat noodles instead of rice remain…..
If it likes let it cost 50k, children of God will still survive
No una sabi we go still survive
But why,??? although God will always makes a way for his children, no matter what.?so let them sale it for #50,000, God almighty will feed his children the same way he feed 5000 people will 2 fish’s and 5 breads, our God never changes. He remains the same.
Eni fe fa oyan were re… Say way thing happene
Story story,.s t o r y !!!!!!!!!!
Any Gari ijebu available
if person no chop rice, him go die? if una like make una sell an 1M na una sabi…
Change
All of us, for done they chop Grass by then naa
god his in control
If dem like let it b sold for billions of naira we will still eat rice
Local or d foreign u banned? And d 4k is gonna buy it? 22k/bag is for contraband. Local rice still affordable. So when u say this u r indirectly admitting that u made a mistake when u banned d importation of foreign rice without making proper substitutional provision for good local rice without sand.
Isn’t it just a man’s speculation?
Just passing, didn’t hear that clearly! Lol.
Clap for him
Children of God will always triumph no matter the situation.
The lord is my Shepherd, I shall not wants
We’re fighting corruption stop complaining.
hahaha God help ur children
Ok .now where are the APC supporters
Na una sabi
Na dem sabi we stil dey alive
Abi o…
No one is going to eat it again….
It was a time like this that GOD sent Manna from heaven to the children of Isreal. He can do it again and again and again, to hell with your rice.
Hahahahaha,namesake don veeexx
Babe, i dey provoke. Thank God man no be God.
And so?
Gods children go deh move forward while the people dat put naija in dis mess go suffer
Till then
Amen
After all rice is not the only food Nigerian eat.fuck the rice,fuck the price,fuck the government.life goes on.God dey
APC…..A STRUCTURELESS PARTY
I so we dey hear…. #lolz
Watin day happen na.
Won’t happen in Jesu name
Back to sender
Let it be sold as life,we shall still hv it,even in abundance . nonsense
Abacha still my favorite
We are the apple of Gods eyes, he will not allow his children to be stranded or go hungry. Let the rice be sold for 40million I and my follow believers will never go hungry ijn amen
Are we returning to military hard times or what?
I’ve even excluded rice from my meals,let the cost continue,weting konsen bicycle in d filling station
Yes oo @ lfeoma God wil see us true oh?
Hum
If they like make he be 50k we and our house is exit of d hardship in d and.
rice no be food
Hmmm that is y d bible say when the Righteous are in authority d people rejoyce but when d wicked rules d people mourn.
Even if rice can not be seen in Nigeria again, we will not eat sand, God in his infinite mercy will every provide an alternative. He is watching.
Dat is not funny cus it write was sold at 8k before nd if i hear 40k am not surprise. But d youth will come out one day let buhari nd his soldier get ready useless politicians
I will still eat. Beside am not a rice fanatic
Man no die, man no rotten….. hahahahahahaha dt will be d portion of children of God we will not die evn if it been sold for 100k we will eat like Kings & Queens………
Well if it happens like that,it means that the APC as a Party is living up to its campaign promises of change.Only that this one is a negative change….. from#8,000 for a bag in December 2014 to#40,000 in December 2016. And the minimum wage is still #18,000 . True True Nigeria go survive
God bless Nigeria!
Bad Rulers wif bad motive’s…… Mtcheeeww,crazy ppl…..
Nigeria go survive
Hmmmm………………. Nigeria don enter one chance bus, buhari welldon sir, God is watch u.
God of elijah and elijah is still alive. Minister you are not God.
Don’t prophesized bad on this nation. God Almighty will restore our economy.
God go punish una oooo….is ur generatn dt will suffer not us…..after they v finish diz country
The good Lord who open all channels of blessings to his children wil not forsake us, cos he brings light to the dark path, and he owns everything including u, so even if somtin lik dt do hppn we all il survive it in Gods name Amen
God dey
God will not his children suffer nd he will provide all our needs in Jesus name
Is it a promise or a treat admin ? what kind of joke is that pls stop it
Fake news enemy of progress keep spreading bad new u manufacturers where did he tell u this? ALL of u that use social medium to misinform people God will judge u all