Gov Adeleke Commends Traditional Rulers’ Efforts To Tackle Food Inflation, Urges Food Security Implementation Committee To Expedite Action

Governor Ademola Adeleke  of Osun state has thrown his weight behind the traditional approach to food price control  which was introduced by some traditional rulers in the state, describing this as ‘a local innovation to lower increasing food inflation across the state’.

In a statement issued in Osogbo  on Friday which was made available  to Team@orientactualmags.com  by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed,  the governor  expressed happiness that traditional rulers in the state have acted to regulate food prices and curtail negative activities of middlemen in the marketplaces while asking the State Food Security Implementation Committee to expedite action.

Governor Adeleke, who condemned artificial inflation induced by the market middlemen lauded the traditional rulers under His Royal Majesty, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi’s chairmanship  for abolishing strange market associations which had  induced high food prices.

The governor noted that the actions of most members of the Osun state Council of Traditional Rulers on price control has assisted the government in its quest to address food insecurity in the state.

He praised the traditional rulers for impressing on market leaders the need to avoid unnecessary price increase, calling on other traditional rulers in the state to emulate actions of traditional rulers in Ile Ife, Ede, Igbajo, Iwo and others.

‘I urge our royal fathers to engage market associations and stop exploitation of our people. I read  report of the initiative by the Ooni of Ife. I also read reports about similar interfaces by the Oluwo of Iwoland and the  Timi of Ede Land. This approach should be adopted by all the royal fathers.

I am also directing my Special Adviser on Markets to move quickly to support our royal fathers in this new drive to institute traditional price control. The Iyalojas and Babalojas should be integrated into the implementation process’ the governor submitted.

Governor Adeleke has also  directed the Food Security Implementation Committee to expedite action with a view to ensuring realization of a secure and accessible food supply value chain in  the state.

He  has also asked the committee to quickly come up with actionable plans, deliverables and timeliness, noting that food security is a matter demanding urgent attention.

‘The Committee is composed of tested experts. It is time for action. We already have a well –thought- out food security report. We only need a roadmap to execution. 

I commend the Commissioner for Agriculture for rising to the occasion on our agro-industrialization agenda.  We have started with a supply of tractors which I will be unveiling at a ceremony soon. We have embraced traditional price control through our traditional rulers. 

We must implement a holistic agenda which addresses all segments of agric value chains. That is what we have in our Food Security Committee report and the actualization is what I demand from the implementation committee’ the statement added-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you