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Audu Ogbeh Lied About My Comments - Thai's Ambassador

Thailand’s ambassador to Nigeria, Wattana Kunwongse has refuted comments credited to Nigeria's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh that Thailand accused Nigeria of being responsible for the collapse of its seven rice mills following the drastic fall in rice importation from Nigeria. 

Tracked reports claim that Kunwongse described the minister’s claim as “misleading and a distortion of the actual discussion that transpired between them”. According to reports, Ogbeh was reported to have said ''Just like two weeks ago, the Ambassador of Thailand came to my office and said to me that we have really ‘dealt’ with them. 

Audu Ogbeh, Nigeria's Minister for Agriculture
“But I asked what did we do wrong and he said unemployment in Thailand was one of the lowest in the world, 1.2 per cent, it has gone up to four per cent because seven giant rice mills have shut down because Nigeria’s import has fallen by 95 per cent on rice alone”.

The Ambassador, refuting claims by the Minister, said, 'The report is not only misleading but a distortion of the actual conversation between myself and the Honourable Minister of Agriculture at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on 30th January 2018, which was nothing short of positivity and optimism on both sides during which I praised President Buhari’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP), the essence of which is the endeavour to move the country to a self-sufficiency and export-oriented economy, and to that worthy cause, Thailand stands ready to work closely with the Nigerian Government in the field of technological transfer and agricultural machineries. ''At the same meeting, the honourable minister and I had reached the conclusion that I as Ambassador 0f Thailand to Nigeria will be working closely with the Ministry of Agriculture and rural development to establish a platform to discuss our mutual benefits in the form of MOU on Agricultural Cooperation and by forming a bilateral Working Committee toward that end.'' 

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