As parts of efforts in reducing the current hardship nationwide, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has expressed its readiness to distribute seized food items to Nigerians .
It said the distribution will be done after all the food items have been certified fit for human consumption.
Recall that hundreds of young Nigerians had taken to the streets in some parts of the country to protest the current hardship in the land and the high cost of food items.
Responding to the critical challenges of food security and the soaring costs of essential food items in Nigeria, Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, on Tuesday unveiled plans by the service to distribute seized food items to Nigerians.
The service National Public Relations, CSC Abdullahi Maiwada, in a statement, issued on Tuesday, said through the action the Comptroller General is reaffirming his commitment to advancing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s food security agenda.
According to him, the commitment is deeply rooted in the Service core mandate of serving the best interests of the Nigerian people, and thereby fostering economic stability and prosperity.
He said the urgent imperative fuels the need for a proactive stance to safeguard food availability within Nigeria and alleviate the detrimental effects of scarcity on citizens.
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