COVID-19: Nigerian govt sets up team on free movement of farm produce

The Minister of Agriculture, Sabo Nanono, said on Monday the Federal Government would soon inaugurate a joint task force to ensure unrestricted movement of farm produce across Nigeria.

Nanono stated this in a 10-point communiqué issued at the end of a meeting on Emergency Response to COVID-19 in Abuja.

The meeting was attended by the Ministers of Defence, Gen. Bashir Magashi (retd), Interior, Rauf Aregbesola and Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi, among other stakeholders.

The minister said it was resolved at the meeting that law enforcement agents under the guidance of the four ministries would set up a joint technical task team to draw guidelines for proper operation.

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According to him, the guidelines will ensure proper operation of grains, livestock and poultry markets and dealers and sellers of agriculture inputs during the lockdown put in place by governments to check the spread of coronavirus in the country.

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