Food security: Tinubu to Nigerians: We must grow what we eat, eat what we grow

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, has disclosed that the federal government has mapped out policies to ensure that Nigerians consume agricultural products produced in Nigeria.

The SGF made this known during a two-day sensitization workshop on the role of the local governments in enhancing the capacity of the grassroots to maximize the benefits of the Federal Government food security emergency programme in Abuja on Tuesday.

He said efforts are being made to make the third tier of government a catalyst for development towards the attainment of Nigeria’s development agenda.

Akume said President Bola Tinubu is poised to ensure that Nigeria is delisted from the list of countries being referred to as dumping grounds for foreign foods.

Akume said: “I made bold to say that the Office of the SGF under my leadership is poised and disposed to providing the needed leadership necessary for sustainable initiatives that will cascade down to the grassroots in the overall interest of the country.

“The food security sensitization programme is designed to create a forum for local government stakeholders to interface with the drafters and implementers of the food security emergency programme put in place by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

“Nigeria has no reason to import from any other nations in the world to meet its food needs.

“We have enough fertile land, able-bodied men, and materials to cultivate the land and grow our crops to meet our food requirements.

“As the giant of Africa, we need to get up from our slumber and grow what we eat and eat what we grow.”