By Olusegun Folarin
Experts in the Agriculture sector have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to appoint a technocrat into the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources towards addressing food shortage in the country.
An expert, Mr Oladele Awoleri made the call in an interview with Radio Nigeria while reacting to the state of emergency proclamation by the President on food security.
Mr Awoleri, who described the declaration of state of emergency on the food security as laudable, said the appointment of a technocrat was necessary to drive the vision of the President Tinubu to address food shortage and poverty.
Mr Awoleri also stressed the need for the president to address the security concerns of Nigerians, especially farmers to boost their confidence to return to their farms.
A farmer, Mr Ayopo Somefun while commending the president for state of emergency declaration on food security, said there was the need for the Federal Government to replicate the five hundred thousand hectares cultivation in states for crops where each has a comparative advantage.
Mr Somefun appealed to President Tinubu to empower families towards the realisation of the food security agenda.
Contributing, the Secretary, All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Ogun State Chapter, Prince Abiodun Ogunjimi, who described the step of President Tinubu as welcome development, expressed optimism that the decision would go a long way to address prices of food items and hunger in the country.
Prince Ogunjimi appealed to the federal Government to ensure prompt implementation various initiatives geared towards addressing food insecurity in the interest of Nigerians.
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