Former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has lamented over the rising cases of insecurity in the northern part of the country, saying the situation would affect food security nationwide.
Atiku called on the federal and state governments to set aside differences and rise against the tide of insecurity and avoid food scarcity in the nation.
The former Vice President said the failure to overcome insecurity will be a huge problem for the country.
His tweet reads:
“Farming is not just an occupation for the majority of the people of Nigeria, but also, the lifeblood of the North. Northern Nigeria is synonymous to agriculture”.
“As someone engaged in agriculture myself and whose company is dependent on products from farmers, I know that denying the people the freedom to farm in a rainy season as we are experiencing now, is the greatest disservice to the region and by extension, the whole country”.
“Hence, I urge the federal government in collaboration with the governments of the states in the region to take the security challenges seriously, because, failure to overcome this will be problematic for the whole country. A hungry nation is a troubled nation”.
“While we hope and pray for our security agents to overcome these challenges, citizens should organise themselves and also be vigilant in detecting the movements of criminal elements in their areas. Hard times don’t last forever. Together, we shall overcome our challenges.”
Farming is not just an occupation for the majority of the people of Nigeria, but also, the lifeblood of the North. Northern Nigeria is synonymous to agriculture. However, the insecurity the region is battling with at the moment is hampering any meaningful farming activities. pic.twitter.com/6ZjmtFvo0D
— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) June 29, 2020
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