Shehu Garba 'Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari warned that Nigeria could face famine in January 2017 if drastic steps are not taken now.He gave the warning when he spoke at a radio station in Kano yesterday;
said that Nigeria farmers are exporting almost their food products instead of making it available for consumption in Nigeria.
''Huge demand for our grains in the global market is creating an excellent environment for the mindless export for Nigeria grains across our borders and unless this is curtailed. Nigeria markets will be bereft of food by January next year 2017. Over the past year,Providence has blessed Nigeria with a bountiful harvest of grains, more than enough to feed the country and export to other countries. At present, there is high demand of grains from Nigeria, from African countries as distant as Libya and Algeria and from a place as far away asa Brazil. However, the ministry of agriculture has raised concerns about a massive rate of exportation,
which could lead to a shortage of grains in Nigeria by januay,President Muhammadu Buhari is not in any way oposed to or intent on tampering with that. On the other hand, exporters also have a moral obligation to make their produce avaiilable to Nigerians who live within our country's borders, to ensure that no citzens have access to food'' he said.
Garba said that ''the ministry of agriculture estimated that our fewer than 500 stucks laden with grain leave Nigeria markets every week. headed for countries outside Nigeria in Jigawa, Bama in orno, and Ilela in Sokoto, as well as three other main markets in Kebbi State'' he said.
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