In the bid to help mitigate the country’s current hardship, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has unveiled plans to distribute seized food items to Nigerians.
You do know that many Nigerians had taken to the streets in some parts of the country to protest the current hardship and the high cost of food items.
Responding to the critical challenges of food security and the soaring costs of essential food items in Nigeria, Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, in a statement issued by the service National Public Relations, CSC Abdullahi Maiwada, expressed readiness to dispose of food items forfeited to the Federal Government.
The Comptroller General said the distribution will be done after all the food items have been certified fit for human consumption.
According to him, the commitment is deeply rooted in the Service core mandate of serving Nigeria’s best interests and fostering economic stability.
He said the urgent imperative fuels the need for a proactive stance to safeguard food availability within Nigeria and alleviate the detrimental effects of scarcity on citizens.
