Tinubu Orders Action to Crash Soaring Food Prices
President Bola Tinubu has directed a Federal Executive Council (FEC) committee to implement urgent measures aimed at reducing the cost of food items across the country.
The directive, confirmed by the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sabi Abdullahi, seeks to ease the movement of agricultural produce and cut transport costs, a major driver of food inflation.
“I can say it on good authority to you that the President has given a matching order to a Federal Executive Council committee already handling it,” Abdullahi said at a workshop for Senate correspondents in Abuja. “On how we are going to promote the safe passage of agricultural foods and commodities across our various routes in the country.”
But the announcement has drawn criticism from stakeholders who argue that such pronouncements cannot override market realities.
“The cost of food will go down if transport costs go down, but that alone is not enough,” said Kabir Ibrahim, National President of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria.
