Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger State has taken a decisive step to address food scarcity within the state by banning the sale and distribution of food items and farm produce in bulk to other Nigerian states.
During a press briefing, the governor emphasized that the sale of food items in bulk has led to scarcity and food starvation within the state.
He said, “Trucks who come to pack or buy foodstuffs from our villagers in bulk should be halted for now. We have stopped mass purchases from our local markets, all our local governments, from now henceforth. Anybody found doing that, we have given some security agencies go ahead to confiscate those trucks and share the food to the people.”
