A human rights activist and public affairs commentator, Ahmed Adoke, has raised the alarm over the high cost of food items across the country.
He called on the federal government to urgently address the situation before things get out of hand and snowball into full scale insecurity.
In a statement made available to Blueprint in Abuja, Sunday, Adoke expressed serious concerns over the astronomic rise in prices of food items across the country and expressed surprise that “government was not doing anything about it as expected.”
The human right activist also stated that it was almost becoming impossible for the Nigerian masses to put meals on their table.
He warned that government must not treat the issue of hunger lightly, adding that our leaders must note that a hungry man is an angry man.
Adoke urged those in government to consider the pitiable condition of poor Nigerians, who go to the same market with the rich and those in high positions.
While lamenting that in the past, government had a functional price control committee or agencies that ensured that producers didn’t arbitrarily hike the prices of items or commodities, he wondered why such agencies are no longer functional.
He then called on the present administration to review its economic policies to ameliorate the hardship being experienced by Nigerian masses adding that a stitch in time saves nine.