Nigeria May Face Famine: The Presidency on Monday informed that Nigeria could encounter famine in January if drastic steps are not implemented now.

Nigeria, that is actually Africa’s largest producer of cereals and grains risks famine from early next year as a tremendous demand in the global market is focusing on Nigeria’s surplus production.

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu made the gruesome forecast in a radio interview in Kano on Monday.

Shehu notified Pyramid radio that the “huge interest in our grains in the global market is building a great environment for the mindless export of Nigerian grains across our borders and unless this is curtailed, Nigerian markets is going to be bereft of food by January next year.”

He stated the Ministry of Agriculture has encouraged the President on the need to draw the attention of all Nigerians to the issue which, if not addressed immediately, can lead to decrease of grains in Nigeria by January.

He declared: “Over the past year, Providence has blessed Nigeria with a bountiful harvest of grains, more than enough to feed the country as well as to export to abroad. Currently, there is certainly a high demand for grains from Nigeria, from African nations as distant as Libya and Algeria, and from places as faroff as Brazil.

“However, the ministry of agriculture has raised concerns about a tremendous rate of exportation, that can lead to insufficient grains in Nigeria by January,” Malam Garba stated.

He described that Nigeria presently enjoys a free market situation.

“President Muhammadu Buhari is not in any respect opposed to or intent on tampering with that. Although, exporters also have a moral obligation to make their produce available to Nigerians who live within our country’s borders, to make sure that our citizens have accessibility to food,” he added.

The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity informed the radio station that the ministry of agriculture estimated that no under 500 trucks laden with grain leave Nigerian markets each week, going for countries outside Nigerian borders.
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