Nigeria dey face serious food problem wey dem never see before and na now-now our leaders gats open their eyes see am, na wetin Vice President Kashim Shettima yarn on Friday.
Oga Shettima yarn dis tori for Abuja on Friday when dem start one new thing wey dem call "The Presidential Food Systems Coordination Unit (PFSCU)" to fight hunger and suffer-suffer wey dey worry people for dis land.
Food price don high kata-kata since President Bola Tinubu remove fuel subsidy for im inauguration last year. Dem also allow market forces determine how much naira worth, and dis one make things worse.
Price of basic food like rice and beans don double since dat time. One big bag of rice wey dey cost N20,000 now dey cost N70,000.
Two days wey come before, Nigerian government announce say dem go allow some food items like rice, beans and wheat enter the country free of charge, so dat plenty food go dey and price go come down small.
Oga Shettima tell im audience wey include governors, ministers and some people wey dey help us from other countries, say dis food wahala fit scatter the whole thing wey we dey do for this our democracy. Na why everybody must work together to solve am.
"We dey for one kain rare food security crisis, but dis thing also give us chance to change how we dey do things for dis country and make am better," na wetin Oga Shettima yarn.
Source: Prime 9ja Online Pidgin: Oga VP Shettima Talk Say Food Wahala Go Scatter Our Democracy