The Presidency has inaugurated the Presidential Food Systems Coordination Unit (PFSCU) saddled with the responsibility of finding a solution to the food security crisis and the rising cost of food items in the country.
Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago was inaugurated as one of the members of the PFSCU.
Bago joined other critical stakeholders in the presidential unit which was created to address the soaring prices of commodities and food crisis in the country.
Shettima, after inaugurating the unit, acknowledged that the nation is facing a rare food security crisis which demands urgent attention from all critical stakeholders.
The unit which will be chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima comprises some state governors, representatives of local governments, development partners, and other critical stakeholders. The group is to coordinate all agricultural activities in Nigeria.
Inaugurating the unit on behalf of President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday, Shettima said Nigeria is facing a rare food security crisis that urgently requires the ideas and resources of stakeholders.
“The nation is facing a rare food security crisis and the sooner we come to terms with the reality, the better,” the statement said.
“Food insecurity endangers the very basis of our democratic experiment and this is why all hands have to be on deck. We are in a food security crisis but it also provides us the opportunity to re-engineer and reposition the nation on a firmer footing.”
Some of the state governors at the meeting applaud the initiative which they described as apt in addressing the current situation in the country.
Bago used the opportunity to explain the agricultural policies being implemented in Niger State geared towards boosting food production and to ensure food security.
He also highlighted the huge investment his administration has made in procuring agricultural equipment and inputs for mechanisation and irrigation systems.
The Governor solicited support from the Federal Government, World Bank and other development partners for the success of all his agricultural initiatives, which he said would address food insecurity.
Other governors, who are also part of the presidential unit, took turns to explain their plans to increase food production in their respective states to attain self-sufficiency.
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