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Buhari Appoints Abba Kyari, Boss Mustapha, Lawal Daura, Ambode, Okowa, Emefiele As Members Of New Council
President Muhammadu Buhari has announced the appointment of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, Abba Kyari, Lawal Daura and others as members of the National Food Security Council.
The council, to be headed by the president, will be inaugurated on Monday.
Other members are the Governors of Kebbi, Taraba, Plateau, Lagos, Ebonyi and Delta States.
The council comprises the Secretary to the Government of the Federation; the Chief of Staff to the President; the National Security Adviser and seven (7) cabinet ministers.
The ministers to be represented are for Agriculture and Rural Development; Finance; Interior; Industry, Trade and Investment; Water Resources; Environment; and Budget and National Planning.
The National Food Security Council will also have as members, the Chief of Defence Staff; the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria; the Directors-General of the State Security Services and the National Intelligence Agency as well as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service.
The objectives of the council will include the development of sustainable solutions to the farmers–herdsmen clashes; climate change and desertification and their impact on farmland; grazing areas and lakes, rivers and other water bodies; oil spillage and its impact on Niger Delta fishing communities; piracy and banditry; agricultural research institutions and extension services and the problem of smuggling.
According a report in ALEDEH.com, the council also takes interest in regional and global policies and trends that bear implications for food security in Nigeria.
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