Senate urges FG to urgently tackle impending food insecurity

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The Senate has urged the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, initiate measures to tackle the impending food insecurity in the country.
It also urged the government to outline the measures implemented to combat the situation and to address Nigerians concerns regarding it.
The Senate’s resolution followed adoption of a motion on the urgent need to address food insecurity and market exploitation of consumables in Nigeria at plenary.
The motion was sponsored by Sunday Karimi (APC-Kogi) and Ali Ndume (APC-Borno).
Leading the debate, Karimi said that in the last few months, the price of goods and household consumables in Nigeria had been at an all-time high.

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