Vice President Kassim Shettima said on Tuesday that the federal government had discovered 32 routes used to smuggle food to neighboring countries, causing food price hikes and shortages.
Shettima made the comments at a public asset management conference in Abuja, adding that there are forces that are hell-bent on plunging the country into anarchy.
A video has gone viral on social media showing a food truck being looted after an apparent accident in Katsina State.
Video footage showed desperate local residents struggling to get food.
Protests over the rising cost of living in some states and organized labor's announcement that its members will launch nationwide protests on February 27 and 28 citing the country's economic woes. In response, the hashtag “I support Tinubu” began trending on social media on Tuesday. In a tweet, Daniel Bwala, a former spokesperson for President Atiku Abubakar’s campaign in the February 2023 presidential election, publicly warned all political appointees of the Tinubu administration, members of the All Progressives Congress and Tinubu’s fans. He urged people not to hesitate in supporting the president.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has also joined those who claim that the protests in various states across the country are being sponsored due to economic hardship. Akpabio made the comments during the Senate plenary session on Tuesday. Afrobeats superstar, Davido on Tuesday announced that he will be donating a total of 300 million naira to orphanages across Nigeria.
The award-winning singer announced the news in a short statement via social media, saying the donation made through the David Adeleke Foundation is part of his annual donations to the country.
