In an effort to lessen the suffering of the majority of Nigerians, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has pleaded with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently consider reopening the nation’s borders to food imports.
Sunusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, the governor’s spokeswoman, made the request in a statement shortly after meeting Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, the comptroller general of the Nigerian Customs Service, at Government House in Kano.
Governor Yusuf condemned the dire state of hunger in the nation, which was brought on by an abrupt rise in commodity prices.
“We appreciate the President’s intervention regarding the ongoing national food initiative. He believes that Kano is the ideal location for the initiative to be launched and that, if successful, the program will mitigate the effects of food scarcity.”
The Governor said the Federal Government should think about reopening the borders and permitting unfettered importation of goods as another quick measure to help our united populace have access to affordable and readily available food.
Governor Yusuf emphasized the common struggles encountered during his meeting with Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, in his office.In his office, Governor Yusuf met with Comptroller General of Customs Bashir Adewale Adeniyi. He emphasized the difficulties that the people generally endure, especially during the holy month of Ramadan, and emphasized the need to open the borders in order to ease their suffering. In addition, he expressed gratitude to the Customs Service for taking the initiative to start providing food to Kano residents in the face of widespread hardship and hunger, and he urged the agency to make sure that the most impacted individuals get this kind gesture.
The Governor also promised the Customs Service that he would back them no matter what, especially if it meant that Kano and Nigeria as a whole would benefit. The Comptroller General, Adeniyi, emphasized in his remarks the deeper commitment of the Nigeria Customs Service to cooperation and mutual understanding, and he emphasized the importance of strengthening the relationship between the service and the Kano community.
He committed to put procedures into place that would improve stakeholder involvement and business process optimization.CG Adeniyi said that the agency has made extensive plans to address the current problems of food scarcity and hardship in Kano by providing the people of the state with critical food products while in the state meeting with key stakeholders.
