A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jesutega Onokpasa, has criticized the Federal Government for its performance in food production, following tragic stampedes in Anambra State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) during food distribution events that left over 30 people dead and many others injured.
Speaking on Channels
Television’s Sunrise Daily, Onokpasa, a vocal supporter of President Bola
Tinubu, attributed the incidents to widespread food insecurity, blaming the
government’s shortcomings in agricultural development.
“I think the real problem is that we (APC)
have failed woefully in producing food for our citizens,” Onokpasa said. “When
we were campaigning for this administration, people were calling us
‘Agbadorians’ because our President [Tinubu] was always talking about producing
food. But unfortunately, we don’t seem to be producing food, and we just have
to accept that’s our fault.”
He further argued that the
government has not made sufficient efforts to bolster agriculture, which he
described as an achievable solution to alleviate hunger in the country.
“The good thing about agriculture is that you
can just plant a crop today and harvest in three months or six months or one
year,” he said.
“We need to convince our president to
concentrate on food production. Even if we cannot reduce the price of fuel, let
our people have food to eat.”
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