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The Federal Government and state governors on Thursday resolved to put measures in place to address the hike in food prices being witnessed across the country.

The resolution was made at a virtual meeting of the National Economic Council presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo.

The council, which is chaired by the Vice President, has all state governors and relevant ministers as .

According to Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, the resolution was made after a presentation by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Agriculture, Dr Andrew Kwasari.

Akande said from the presentation, the council noted that food prices have changed between September and November involving commodities in Lagos and a few randomly selected states.

He said the council also identified “causes of the hike in food prices to include delay in going out to farm, which translates to delay in harvesting courtesy of COVID19 pandemic; EndSARS protest stalled food transportation and delivery and in some instances destroyed food stores; banditry in the North West effectively preventing farmers from harvesting fields cultivated; farmers/herders conflict destroyed farm produce in some states, and increased cost of transportation”.

On resolution, Akande said, “States and FG were urged to adopt urgent measures including social protection schemes to deal with the situation.

“The FG will also pursue the implementation of its ESP -Agric plan and others to positively improve the situation in the sector.”

Akande said the council also received presentation from the Federal Road Safety Commission on the Nigeria Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030.

He said the strategy was an update to the maiden road safety strategy (NRSS: 2014 – 2018) developed in 2013 in response to a call for global action on road.

Akande said the council also received report on COVID-19 from the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu.

He added that the 2020 Finance Bill that was approved by the Federal Executive Council was presented to NEC.

He also said the council was briefed on ongoing engagements with youths in states.

“Council resolved that the planned zonal engagements should proceed with the focus on youths and Civil Society Organisations dealing especially with issues or jobs, and employment.

“Similarly, the states level interactions should proceed in places where this has not been reported,” he added

https://punchng.com/fg-govs-blame-endsars-protests-banditry-for-hike-in-food-prices/

Even before the protest began the prices of goods and services were increasing so whats this one saying.



even without the protest prices of goods and services would still have increased.


trademark of A.P.C

always pushing blames......................

There are myriads of reasons that leads to hike in price in which even the most bereft professional should point out.

1) Increases or high cost of inputs/Production. eg Food

2) Transportation and logistics cost. Daily traders would understand when transportation is about 30% of the cost.

3) Non implementation of policies and renegaded promises. All talk with no action.

4) Ineffective regulation.

5) Before protest, the rate of increase in prices was unabatedly unprecedented especially when all lower denominations becomes useless.


When the preferred isn’t available, the available becomes the preferred- this was our major undoing. This time, the preferred will be elected. Who is the preferred? A competent, efficient and God fearing leaders who will turn the affairs of this country around. Someone who isn’t given to ethnic jingoism, race, colour, age, gender etc. An objective man

Things won’t work if square pegs are forced upon a round hole.

Coming out of almost 3mths lockdown but food prices didnt increase, it's now protest of 2 weeks that increased food prices?..

Let's just pretend not to have noticed increase in Petrol, electricity, banditry, kidnapping, farmers paying ransom to farm and harvest etc...

TELL BUHARI AND HIS FELLOWS THAT THEY'RE STUPID

Just as the minister of finance said that "rising cost of transportation is responsible for the inflation" being currently experienced.Now a whole VP is blaming #EndSARS/banditry for increased cost of foodstuffs as if this problem was not there before now.They are always pushing blame & never accepting responsibility-not even for once.

Funny people.

So endsars increased fuel prices?
Endsars closed our land borders?
So these thieves don't know that these cruel and wicked policies have a chain reaction effect on the economy including food prices?
Anyway, I know they know, they are just saying this rubbish to give their Zombies something to romance with.

When would Nigerians stop using this political term 'BANDITS' and call these people what they truly are... CRIMINALS

Our political elites are wiser than a bunch of us all, before the 2015 elections, any case of kidnapping and violence was attributed to TERRORISTS, CRIMINALS, BOKO HARAM, KIDNAPPERS, ETC

As from 2015 when the new government came in and saw what was on ground, every case of kidnapping and violence has been watered down to mere BANDITRY, THUGGERY and HOODLUMS.

Let's emancipate ourselves from the political schemes of Nigerian leaders, they know how to use psychology on the masses by substituting the real issue with less menacing while the problem still lingers.

Let's stop using the BANDITS, HOODLUMS in exchange for the actual reality on ground... TERRORISTS, CRIMINALS, KIDNAPPERS, BOKO HARAM, etc.

It was a psychological approach to remove all these from Nigerian consciousness.

These will be returned when power changes hand...

This Political Brainwashing must stop..

This people can blame anything shaaa...

blame game continues

Una talk say this thing wey dey do FG no be craze so ?

Before protest,food cost

Continue blaming everyone except yourself

Hian

The first week of the protest was heroic but the subsequent week where the protests were hijacked in some states causing looting, destroying of both government and private properties which includes shops, factories etc. Aftermath of this will trigger hike in price of course and hardship.

What the Bleep?
Are we a joke to these people or what?
Always playing the blame games
When will they ever take responsibility?

TheRareGem1:
The first week of the protest was heroic but the subsequent week where the protests were hijacked in some states causing looting, destroying of both government and private properties which includes shops, factories etc. Aftermath of this will trigger hike in price of course and hardship.

Stfu lot of you with useless sentiments just to defend the government
You are not only doing everyone else, you and your family inclusive too

After all, we are all buying gas and other commodities at the same price

Double wahala for zombies

With the way Federal Government keeps dishing out blames. who knows, they might even blame innocent me for Donald trumps loss...lolzzz.

There is something i have learnt about this regime.... YOU CANNOT GIVE WHAT YOU DONT HAVE.

That qworo man and his henchmen are clueless just like Goatfield, Hell anus, Tecmoth, Dead vulture griller etc.

#Endsars was just a month away, but Government blaming food hike that has been on since time inmemorial. Bandits have been killing since years unknown

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Even before the protest began the prices of goods and services were increasing so whats this one saying.



even without the protest prices of goods and services would still have increased.


trademark of A.P.C

always pushing blames......................

Wandering too
Lies by these people will frightening the Devil the father of all liars

This APC govt can blame anything

can you imagine?
cc LZAA Imhotep make una follow me come see this rubbish

The vegetable blames everything that comes his way. Gosh this government is terrible.

Ebenezer2021:
can you imagine?
cc LZAA Imh.otep make una follow me come see this rubbish

Let us blame GEJ

helinues:
Continue blaming everyone except yourself

Hian

Please kiss Buhari's wrinkled prik U foool. Never say anything against ur father & god Buhari, never.

misano:


Please kiss Buhari's wrinkled prik U foool. Never say anything against ur father & god Buhari, never.

GEJ could have won his reelection had it been you guys speak up like this

Hian

helinues:


GEJ could have won his reelection had it been you guys speak up like this

Hian

This is not about GEJ. Buhari is never wrong in ur eyes so bowl down ur foolish brain & worship ur god. Ur family will always have an evil person like Buhari. The way Buhari led this country, your entire family will led that same way. Lies, hatred & pain will never depart your home.

misano:


This is not about GEJ. Buhari is never wrong in ur eyes so bowl down ur foolish brain & worship ur god. Ur family will always have an evil person like Buhari. The way Buhari led this country, your entire family will led that same way. Lies, hatred & pain will never depart your home.

Same Buhari I still condemned this morning regarding his active response to Umahi's defection?

Tell us something different

helinues:


Same Buhari I still condemned this morning regarding his active response to Umahi's defection?

Tell us something different

Go & worship ur useless god. I have no time for you. People that worship Buhari are devils & that's what you are. Don't quote me again.

BLAME BLAME GOVT