A former presidential aide and a Chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr Bashir Ahmad, has noted that one of the ways out of the current economic hardship and food inflation, is to encourage our local food producers to produce more food, to feed the nation, stating it clearly that Nigeria has the capacity to feed itself.
Mr Bashir Ahmad made this this disclosure in a post he made on his official X handle, after President Bola Tinubu ruled out importation of food items as solution to the current food inflation across the country.
Bashir Ahmad wrote: “One of the way out is to encourage and push our local food producers to produce more to feed the nation. Nigeria has the capacity.”
It should recalled that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday met with state governors in Abuja, to discuss insecurity and the increase in the prices of food items across the country. During the meeting, President Tinubu reportedly ruled out food importation as solution to the high cost of living across the country.