Presidency set up committee to tackle hunger
The Nigerian Presidency has inaugurated the Presidential Food Systems Coordination Unit (PFSCU) to tackle the nation’s food security crisis and the escalating cost of food items. The inflation rate in Nigeria has surged to 33.69 percent, exacerbating the challenge.
The PFSCU, chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima, includes state governors, local government representatives, development partners, and other key stakeholders. The unit’s primary role is to coordinate all agricultural activities across Nigeria.
In a statement during the unit’s inauguration at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Vice President Shettima emphasized the urgency of addressing the food security crisis. “The nation is facing a rare food security crisis, and the sooner we come to terms with the reality, the better,” said Shettima, as quoted by his spokesperson Stanley Nkwocha. “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.”
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The initiative has been well-received by several state governors present at the meeting, who praised its timeliness in addressing the current food security challenges.
This move comes in response to the soaring cost of food items in Nigeria, which has been linked to various factors, including widespread insecurity, with armed groups disrupting agricultural activities in key food-producing regions.
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