Nigerian Youths in Ogun State have appealed to President Bola Tinubu, to open land borders for the importation of rice as a matter of urgency to avert looming nationwide protests within the nation.
The youths underneath the auspices of the Coalition of Ogun State Youths Discussion board mentioned this at a press convention on Wednesday, in Abeokuta, Ogun state.
The group mentioned, “If the importation of rice is allowed, the excessive costs of meals within the nation will crash with out an possibility.”
Whereas talking on the press convention, the Spokesperson of the group, Fẹmi Owoẹyẹ, lamented the devastating financial state of affairs of the nation and the excessive price of dwelling, skyrocketing meals costs, amongst different causes for hardship within the nation.
Owoẹyẹ, who was flanked by the state Coordinator of the coalition, Comrade Sodeinde Daniel, Common secretary, Kazeem Baiyewu and the authorized adviser of the coalition, Habeeb Whyte, applauded the tenacity of the president to control the nation at a time like this however famous that the federal government should stand sturdy and do extra.
In the mean time, the youths appealed to Nigerians to shelve any deliberate avenue protest, till the federal government refuses to open land borders for the importation of rice within the nation.
The group gave the federal authorities a two-week window to accede to its request or face the wrath of Nigerian youths by protest.
The discussion board recognized starvation as a key problem within the nation, stressing that Nigeria at present has no capability to feed its residents and because of this should get assist from neighbouring international locations.
He mentioned, “A technique out of this insufferable financial hardship with the surging costs of meals and numerous starvation within the land is agricultural revolution. The federal government should make a real dedication to investing in sustainable agriculture.
“The youth are prepared to interact in numerous agricultural actions that might assist in boosting meals manufacturing. There also needs to as a matter of urgency carry no matter importation ban on rice. The coverage is claimed to have been achieved to guard the native industries however the place is the native rice?
“Do you assume individuals won’t purchase the native rice in the event that they see one out there? That is the time for insurance policies like this to be overhauled or reviewed, Nigerians are hungry and one thing must be achieved very urgently.
“We imagine that inside one month, the federal government would have begun to contemplate our calls for, failure of which is able to make this coalition of youth boards which has at the very least 30 youth teams to storm the streets to press residence our calls for”.
