The inflation that has hit the cost of food items across the country and making life difficult for Nigerians has been described as a source of great concern for the federal government under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
This was disclosed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris after a committee meeting on Tuesday in Abuja.
He said “The government is very concerned about what Nigerians are going through, especially what happened in Minna yesterday. Therefore, the government is taking some actions to ensure that Nigerians have some relief in terms of the availability of food on the table,”
He added that measures are already being considered by the government to ease the situation before it degenerates further.
“”Now, some of these will involve unlocking the foods available in most of the storage facilities (National Food Reserves) around the country. The government is also talking to major millers and major commodity traders to also see what is available in their stores.
“To open it up so that government will provide some intervention, discuss with them to provide some intervention to make this food available to Nigerians.”
He urged Nigerians to show understanding emain steadfast as the government is doing it’s best to savage the situation.
“What I will tell Nigerians is that the president has directed that government needs to step in to stem this tide. The government will not fold its arms and see the way Nigerians are suffering in terms of the availability of these food items, so I want to plead with you to understand the government.
“By the time these meetings are concluded, we’ll be able to issue a definite statement on the position of government in this regard.”
The meeting was attended by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, Central Bank governor, Yemi Cardoso, Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, and the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.
