Tinubu Calls for Collaboration on Local Food Production, Warns Against Importation and Hoarding

President Bola Tinubu have directed that the State Governments and Federal governments should collaborate to increase local food production while advising against the idea of food importation and price control when local food producers should be encouraged to produce more food.

President Tinubu gave the directives at the State House meeting with the 36 state governors and the FCT Minister On Thursday in Abuja.

President advised Governors to follow the example of Kano State in dealing with the Local Food Production and hoarding of food for profiteering by commodities merchants. He directed the Inspector-General of Police, National Security Adviser, and Department of State Services to monitor warehouses hoarding food items across the country and stop profiteering by merchants.

The meeting agreed on common ground to addressing some of the challenges currently facing the country especially the rising cost of food and insecurity

After extensive deliberations, the President and Governors agreed to work together to solve the problems and tackle the economic pressure being faced by the citizens.

On addressing insecurity which is also affecting farming and food production, President Tinubu made 3 key pronouncements; More police personnel to be recruited to strengthen the force, synergy between the Executives and National Assembly to engender state police and Governors to strengthen their Forest Rangers and arm them to keep all the forest safe from criminals.

President charged Governors to pay attention to livestock development in their states and increase production most especially poultry and fishing products.

He pleaded with Governors to ensure all salary arrears to workers, gratuities to retired workers  and pensioners are cleared as a way to put money into the hands of the people since states are now getting more monthly FAAC revenue, Spend the money, don’t spend the people, he urged the governors and create more economic opportunities for the youths in their states to keep them more productively engaged.