From Princely Onyenwe
NIGERIA: Amidst high cost of market commodities and fuel pump price across Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR has re-assured Nigerians of his resolve to improve the economy through distribution of Grains and Fertilizers to farmers to boost food security in Nigeria.
President Bola Tinubu made this assurance at a consultation meeting with key players on economy and agro policy at the state house Abuja as reported by 9News Nigeria.
In this regard, the president and his vice president Kashim Shettima met with the Senate president, Godswill Akpabio and some governors including those of Imo, Kwara, Lagos and Ogun.
Former governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state was also part of the meeting.
Presidential Adviser on special duties, communications and strategy, Dele Alake says the meeting also looked at how to finalize arrangement on the distribution of palliatives to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal.
The presidency had earlier proposed the distribution of grains and fertilizers to farmers also as part of measures to boost food security in the country.
9News Nigeria reports that the meeting is expected to yield better benefit while working out lasting solution to ameliorate hunger , starvation and high pump price of fuel and market commodities across the states of the Federation.
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