2019: Fertiliser producers hail Buhari, donate N570m to support his re-election campaign

- Fertliser producers association has declared support for the re-election of President Buhari in 2019

- The association donated N570m to boost the president’s re-election campaign

- They commended the president, saying Nigeria now has 30 fertiliser blending plants working at full capacity as against the four the country had before 2015

The Fertiliser Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN) has reportedly donated N570million for the re-election bid of President Muhammadu Buhari ahead of the 2019 general elections.

Leadership reports that the president of FEPSAN, Thomas Etuh, announced on Wednesday, December 19, during a Gala night organised by the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

At the event attended by President Muhammadu Buhari and a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, among others, Etuh said the money was contributions for the re-election of President Buhari.

Commending President Buhari for turning around the fortunes of farmers in the country, FEPSAN president said from four before 2015, the country now has 30 fertiliser blending plants working at full capacity.

Hee said President Buhari has turned around the fortunes of farmers in the country positively.

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) urged President Buhari to return to his home in Daura and take a deserved rest at the end of his tenure.

The opposition party gave the advice when responding to Buhari’s plea on Monday, December 17, for more time to fix the nation shortly after a special parade organised in his honour by the guards brigade of the Nigerian Army to celebrate his 76th birthday.

The national publicity secretary of the PDP said President Buhari had done what he could do, but unfortunately, his best was not good enough for the country.

The party urged the president to heed his doctor's alleged advice to rest, eat and sleep more. The PDP said that the county needs a president who could work tirelessly to get the nation working.

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