We’ll No Longer Be Dumping Ground For Foreign Foods – Senator Akume

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, stated this at a two-day sensitisation workshop on the role of the Local Governments at enhancing the capacity of the grassroots to maximize the benefits of the Federal Government food security emergency programme in Abuja, Tuesday.

He said the Federal Government was doing everything possible to remove Nigeria from the list of countries being referred to as dumping ground of foreign foods.

Akume said to actualise this, the Federal Government has commenced the engagement and support for the  local governments across the country on good governance to enhance food security.

He said efforts are being made to make the third tier of  government a catalyst for development towards the attainment of Nigeria’s development agenda.

This he said was to achieve the food security agenda of the present administration.

The SGF maintained that the Federal Government was not unaware of the challenges faced by local governments across the nation with regard to agricultural resources.

Akume said: “I made bold to say that the Office of the  SGF under my leadership is poised and disposed to providing the needed leadership necessary for  sustainable initiatives that will cascade down to the grassroots in the overall interest of the country”.

“The food security sensitisation programme is designed to create a forum for local government stakeholders to interface with the drafters and implementers of the food security emergency programme put in place by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

“Nigeria has no reason to import from any other nations of the world to meet its food needs.

“We have enough fertile land and able bodied men and materials to cultivate the land and grow our crops to meet our food requirements.

“As the giant of Africa, we need to get up from our slumber and grow what we eat and eat what we grow.”