Food insecurity threatens Nigeria’s stability, future, says minister

Umeh tasks citizens on positive attitude amid difficulties

Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, has said the implication of food insecurity extends beyond hunger, as it affects health outcomes, diminishes productivity and contributes to social and economic instability.

UMEH stated that members of the National Assembly were also feeling the economic crisis but were hopeful that the Federal Government’s interventions would fix the problem.
 
The LP senator told reporters in Enugu: “We understand the mood of the times now, things are very difficult. But we are appealing to our people to be patient and see how the government programmes can turn things around. We, as representatives of the people, first receive pressure from our constituents. They call us every hour asking for support and help to cushion the effect of the hardship on families.
  
“So, we know things are very difficult and we are doing everything we can to support the government through the National Assembly to ensure that government gets what it needs to help it fight this problem in the land. We have done so well in this regard. It is on record that there is nothing the President requested from the National Assembly that he did not get. We only pray that his policies get us the expected reliefs our people yearn for.”
 
On the leadership crisis rocking his party, Umeh expressed optimism that it would soon be overcome. He maintained, however, that almost every party in the country is in crisis, not only LP.
 
“LP is in crisis, but the crisis is not peculiar to it. We are working hard to resolve all the issues. Other parties have their problems. So, we believe that with time we will overcome these challenges,” he said.