Stampedes: FG Has Failed In Food Security, Says APC Chieftain

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Jesutega Onokpasa, has rated the Federal Government low in the production of food.

Over 35 persons were killed and scores injured during stampedes in Ibadan, Anambra and the FCT – in food distribution events, raising concerns among Nigerians.

Weighing in on the matter, Onokpasa, who is a vocal supporter of President Bola Tinubu, claimed the Federal Government has failed in food security which he said led many of the stampede victims to seek help during the charity events.

“I think the real problem is that we (APC) have failed woefully in producing food for our citizens,” the APC chieftain said on a live television programme on Tuesday.

“When we were campaigning for this administration, people were calling us ‘Agbadorians’ because our President [Tinubu] was always talking about producing food but unfortunately, we don’t seem to be producing food and we just have to accept, that’s our fault.”

According to him, the government has not done enough to boost agriculture which he believes is not a hard thing to get.

“The good thing about agriculture is that you can just plant a crop today and harvest in three months or six months or one year and try to convince our president to concentrate on food production. Even if we cannot reduce the price of fuel, let our people have food to eat,” Onokpasa said.