Senate Says National Strategic Food Reserve Is Empty, Asks Tinubu to Quickly Address Food Crisis
Senate Says National Strategic Food Reserve Is Empty, Asks Tinubu to Quickly Address Food Crisis

Senate Says National Strategic Food Reserve Is Empty, Asks Tinubu to Quickly Address Food Crisis

Senate Says National Strategic Food Reserve Is Empty, Asks Tinubu to Quickly Address Food Crisis

The Senate has cried out that the national strategic food reserve is empty.

It asks Federal Government to urgently address the growing food crisis to avoid mass protests.

The Senate passed the resolution during plenary on Tuesday, following a motion moved by Senator Sunday Karimi.

The Senator warned the rising prices of food items could instigate a nationwide protests.

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, asked the Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman, Saliu Mustapha, to inquire why the promised distribution of fertilizer to the states were being delayed.

The committee chairman said the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, had temporarily halted the distribution for security reason, and that the exercise would begin soon.

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He explained that sixty trucks of fertilizers are to be distributed to the 36 states for distribution to farmers.

The committee chairman also informed the plenary that each senator would receive a truckload of fertilizer for their constituents to avoid being sidelined by the state governors.

Currently, there are four countries including Sudan and some others that are facing very serious insecurity. Nigeria is added to this list this year by the International Rescue Committee as one of the spots for food insecurity action against hunger. World Food Program also indicated that over 32 million people are expected to face a critical hunger crisis and emerging levels between June and August.

I don’t know about some other colleagues, but there in the North, we have started seeing it visibly. This is the first time we are experiencing this level of hunger. It’s the first time Nigeria is being listed as one of the countries with food insecurity.

In his comment, the Senate President, GodsWill Akpabio, noted that the food insecurity followed the insecurity that had ravaged the country.

The Senate, thereafter, urged the Federal Government to address the food crises across the country.

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