President Bola Tinubu has issued a state of emergency on food security and announced some plans focused on assuring food availability and affordability in Nigeria.
Dele Alake, special assistant to the president on Special Duties, Communications, and Strategy, explained the president's intervention on food security, food price, and sustainability during a press conference yesterday.
He stated that the president is aware of the impact of rising food costs on ordinary Nigerians and has emphasized assisting the most vulnerable society in dealing with the crisis.
According to him, the president's immediate response would involve declaring a state of emergency on food security and putting food and water availability and affordability within the purview of the National Security Council.
He stated that a variety of actions would be conducted in the coming days to tackle both short-term and long-term actions to battle the problem.
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