Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has described
a threat by some northern traders to block food supply to the South-West as
embarrassing and unwarranted.
He said this while addressing journalists on the recent
protest of the Amalgamated Food Sellers in the northern part of the country
with the blockade of the foods from the area to the South-West.
Adams called on the six governors of southwest states to
inject at least 15 per cent of their annual budget into agriculture to provide
sustainable food production for the region.
He also suggested that the six state governments could
employ expertise with the Rwanda model into agricultural sector.
He said investment in agriculture will provide
employment, enhance IGR, provide food
security, reduce urban congestion, and
enlarge the coast for participatory modernised agriculture
The generalissimo told the northern traders that they are
not doing the South-West favour by supplying foodstuff to the region, adding
that the southwest consumed more than 8 billion naira foods and protein daily.
He said, “It is embarrassing for the North to threaten our
region with an unwarranted blockade that is of no use to us. I have it on good
record that the south spends over 8 billion naira daily on cow consumption.
“It is an embarrassment for the north to think that they are
doing the south a favour. I also have figures of the several billions we spend
daily on perishable products, but the truth is that the blockade that had been
suspended now seemed to be a blessing for us because it will trigger an
agricultural revolution in the southwest that will definitely change the ugly
narratives of the past.
“So, I think it is the responsibility of all the South-west
governors to swiftly respond to this threat and seek a better approach to
enhance both small and large scale farming across the region and further
strengthen the security architecture of the region.”
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