It’s a big shame Nigeria can’t feed itself – Makinde

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that it is a big shame that Nigeria cannot feed itself.

Makinde spoke while receiving national executive members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) led by its President, Chris Iziguzo on Thursday in Ibadan, the state capital.

Our correspondent reports that Makinde was invested as Grand Patron of NUJ, Oyo State Council.

The event was attended by his Chief of Staff, Segun Ogunwuyi and Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade.

Others were NUJ President Vice President South-West B Zone, Princess Ronke Afebioye-Samo; National Financial Secretary, Comrade Samuel Dada; National Trustee Member, B Zone, Comrade Adebayo Akamo; Zonal Secretary, South-West, Abdulrazak Alege and NUJ Chairman in the state, Ademola Babalola.

Makinde said that it was unfortunate that many states and local government areas were not producing anything.

He added that the federal allocation was not enough, and charged all and sundry to find ways to produce rather than depending on foreign goods.

“It is a big shame for this country that we cannot feed ourselves. We should go back to those things that will allow us to bring confidence back to our people and to ensure that this country is back on the path of growth and economic progress.

“I would say that it (Supreme Court judgment) has nothing to do with us here in Oyo State because since I came in, we’ve conducted local government election twice, and for one day after we held the first election, there’s been no caretaker anywhere, we planned and gave allowance for election process to go on smoothly. So, it’s not a big problem for us.

“The issue we have is that we’re not producing enough, we’re not productive,” he said.