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By Emmanuel Adeleke
President Bola Tinubu has directed Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to sell seized food items to vulnerable Nigerians.
Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this on the floor of the House of Representatives during the sectoral debate series, which also had in attendance Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, on Tuesday.
According to Adeniyi, Tinubu directed that food items produced in Nigeria and seized at the country’s land borders be sold directly to vulnerable Nigerians to ease the challenge of hunger in the country.
“Mr President has directed that we sell directly to needy Nigerians food items produced locally but which were seized. This is one of the ways to address hunger and food scarcity we are facing. We have started this in Lagos.
“Also, the president has also directed that imported food items seized by the Nigeria Customs Service should be sold back to the local markets for resale to Nigerians,” he said.
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