Minna protest rattles Tinubu administration, President gives orders on food prices…

The mass protest in Minna, Niger State, against rising food prices and worsening economic situation rattled the Bola Tinubu administration and partly influenced the decision of the president to issue marching orders to relevant officials to work out immediate measures to check rising food prices in the country.

This was disclosed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, after a meeting of the Presidential Committee on Emergency Food Intervention on Tuesday in Abuja.

He said that the president was concerned about the accessibility and affordability of food items across the nation.

“The government is very concerned about what Nigerians are going through, especially what happened in Minna yesterday,” the minister said, making reference to the Minna protest.

“Therefore government is taking some actions to ensure that Nigerians have some relief in terms of the availability of food on the table.⁣”

Mr Idris said that the committee meeting would continue until Thursday, adding that certain significant measures are already being considered to ameliorate the deplorable situation.