A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jesutega Onokpasa, has knocked the Federal Government for failing in the area of food production, following tragic stampedes leading to loss of lives in various parts of the country over food.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Onokpasa, a vocal supporter of President Bola Tinubu, attributed the incidents to widespread food insecurity, blaming the government’s shortcomings in agricultural development.
“I think the real problem is that we (APC) have failed woefully in producing food for our citizens,” Onokpasa said.
“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.”
He further argued that the government had not made sufficient efforts to bolster agriculture, which he described as an achievable solution to alleviate hunger in the country.
“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,” he said.
“We need 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.”
It would be recalled that Mr Onokpasa once had a shouting match with Arise TV anchor, Rufai Oseni on live television while defending President Bola Tinubu many months ago.
But in recent times, he has been critical of the president, citing some actions he took which he believed were not in the best interest of the party and the country.
