Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade. Credit: Palace Media
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, has called on the Federal Government to take decisive steps to tackle insecurity if it hopes to achieve food security.
Oba Owoade said the country’s quest to reduce food import dependence and stabilise food prices would remain unattainable unless the government adopts a decisive and coordinated approach to addressing insecurity across the country.
The monarch stated this on Friday at the ancient Oyo Palace during an interfaith prayer service, where he identified insecurity as the greatest threat to agricultural production and food security in rural communities.
According to a statement issued by his Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye, the Alaafin said farmers across the country continue to face daunting security challenges that hinder food production despite various government agricultural interventions.
