Olushola Omogbehin
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Executive Council (FEC) committee to urgently implement measures aimed at reducing food prices across Nigeria.
This was revealed by the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, yesterday in Abuja during a capacity-building workshop.
According to him, the directive which focuses on ensuring the smooth movement of farm produce across transport routes to reduce logistics costs, was in line with President Tinubu’s vision of food sovereignty—beyond availability to ensure affordability, accessibility and nutrition on a sustainable basis.
“The President has given a matching order with a federal executive council committee already handling it on how we are going to promote safe passage of agricultural foods and commodities across our various routes in the country,” Abdullahi said.
Abdullahi said government is ready to release a farmer soil health scheme to enhance productivity and revive cooperative reform initiative to mobilise resources and empower rural farmers.
“Mr. President has shown tremendous interest in the cooperative sector as a veritable tool for resource mobilisation, for economic activity generation, and to improve the livelihood of members,” he added.
The workshop with the title: “Parliamentary Reporting: Issues, Challenges and Responsibilities,” also featured key figures including Senate Media Committee Chairman, Senator Yemi Adaramodu; former presidential aide, Senator Ita Solomon Enang; and Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Professor Abubakar Sulaiman.
