Tinubu orders FEC committee to crash food prices

President Bola Tinubu has directed a Federal Executive Council (FEC) committee to further crash prices of food items across the country.

The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sabi Abdullahi, made this known while presenting a paper at a one- day capacity building workshop for journalists covering the Senate in Abuja on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.

Abdullahi said Tinubu’s order would be enforced to further crash prices of food items by ensuring the safe passage of products through various routes across the country.

Abdullahi emphasised that the committee’s action was aimed at realising Tinubu’s vision on food sovereignty.

The minister stated that federal government was fully committed to addressing the high prices of transportation of farm produce in the country.

He said: “I can say it on good authority to you that the president has given a matching order with a federal executive council committee already handling it.

“On how we are going to promote safe passage of agricultural foods and commodities across our various routes in the country.

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“We are aware, and I’m sure as media, you are also aware, there are routes through which commodities are taken before they are delivered.

“If you know the amount of money that is being spent, you can now understand why those commodities have to be expensive at the point of delivery.

“So, we are working very hard; we are doing quite a lot. But I’ve just given you a snippet because I’m here, and I felt we should look at that.”

Abdullahi explained that the vision for food sovereignty was within the ambit of food security and food sufficiency which encompassed availability of food, accessibility as well as affordability, and in right nutritional content on a sustainable basis.

According to him, other programmes such as the ‘Farmer Soil Health Scheme and Cooperative Reform’ were also awaiting implementation.

“There is a number of things we are doing there and I will urge you, as a press corps, to consider forming a cooperative,” the minister added.

The Star