Buhari approves release of 30,000 tons of foodstuffs from reserves

President Buhari has approved the release of 30,000 tons of maize from the national reserves, to animal feed producers, to tackle high cost of food in the country.



The president made this known earlier today on Twitter, as he wrote that the move was taken so as to tackle the high cost of food in the country.

He wrote;

To ease the current high cost of poultry production, I have approved the release of 30,000 tons of maize from the national reserves, to animal feed producers.

We are very mindful of the challenge of high food prices, at a time when the economy is already in a slowdown caused by the global coronavirus situation, and are doing everything in our power to bring down the prices of food items across the country.