Food crisis dominated discussion at yesterday’s meeting of FEC meeting in Abuja. It was the second meeting of the highest decision-making of the executive in five days to make decisions on crucial issues affecting the people.
Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris announced after the meeting the supply of 740 trucks of rice to the 36 states and the FCT. This is made up of 20 trucks per state containing 1,200 25kg rice bags. It is part of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s intervention to alleviate the food crisis.
The minister, who was with Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga added that President Tinubu directed the agriculture minister to ensure the food reached the most vulnerable in their states. Idris also hinted that the Federal Government might amend the 2024 budget to accommodate the new minimum wage.
The minister added that FEC directed the presidential Committee on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) to expedite action on CNG-compliant buses to address the high cost of transportation in the country.
