The vice president, IGP, NSA, DSS director general, and a few ministers were among the 36 state governors that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu hosted earlier today. CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
According to a tweet posted on his Twitter (X) account, the President has now issued the following directive regarding the state of the economy following the meeting.
On Security Of Lives and Property
1. I have approved the creation of a committee that includes state governors and federal government representatives to explore, among other things, the possibility of establishing state police.
2. I have also endorsed the training and equipping of forest rangers by sub-national governments to protect human and natural resources in our communities.
On Food Security
Following reports out of Kano and other areas about large-scale hoarding of food in some warehouses, I have instructed the National Security Adviser, the Inspector-General of Police, and the Director-General of the Department of State Services to coordinate closely to ensure that security agencies in the states inspect such warehouses and take follow-up action.
1. We cannot allow speculators, hoarders, and rent seekers to undermine our efforts in ensuring that food is widely available to all Nigerians.
2. I will not establish a price control board, nor will I approve the importation of food. We must extricate ourselves from this predicament because importation only enables rent seekers to perpetrate fraud and mismanagement at our collective expense.
3. Instead, we will support our farmers with schemes that encourage them to cultivate more food for the nation.
4. We must also rapidly but thoughtfully implement our livestock development and management plans, including dairy farming and others. CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
