Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia where he participated at 2nd United Nations Food systems summit.
At the event, VP Shettima called on global stakeholders to deepen cooperation with Nigeria in rebuilding sustainable and inclusive food systems across Africa, saying true national sovereignty is incomplete without food sovereignty.
He noted that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has designed a comprehensive strategy to address food security challenges, which mostly impact vulnerable citizens in conflict-affected regions.
Senator Shettima said President Tinubu’s bold national strategy, including the declaration of a state of emergency on food security and the rollout of systemic reforms, was aimed at transforming agriculture into a resilient, youth-driven, market-based engine of economic growth.
VP Shettima explained that with 25 million vulnerable people across fragile regions, the government adopted coordinated policy measures, including the creation of the Presidential Food Systems Coordinating Unit (PFSCU), not to displace existing institutions, but to harmonise all food security interventions.
Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications Stanley Nkwocha says Nigeria’s attendance at the summit shows the the commitment of the Tinubu administration to enhancing food security.
