Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has described the recent blockade of food to South-West by a northern group as a blessing, saying that it would trigger an agricultural revolution in the South-West.
He also said that the action was embarrassing and unwarranted and called on the six governors of South-West states to inject about 15 per cent of their annual budget into agriculture to provide sustainable food production for the region.
Amalgamated Food Sellers in the northern part of the country had ordered the blockade to protest the alleged attack on northers in the South-West.
But speaking to newsmen on the blockade, which has now been relaxed, Adams said, “It is embarrassing for the North to threaten our region with an unwarranted blockade that is of no use to us. I have it on good record that the south spends over N8 billion daily on cow consumption.
“It is an embarrassment for the north to think that they are doing the south a favour. I also have figures of the several billion we spend daily on perishable products, but the truth is that the blockade that had been suspended now seemed to be a blessing for us because it will trigger an agricultural revolution in the southwest that will definitely change the ugly narratives of the past.
“So, I think it is the responsibility of all the South-west governors to swiftly respond to this threat and seek a better approach to enhance both small and large-scale farming across the region and further strengthen the security architecture of the region.”