The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has admitted that President Bola Tinubu is having some challenges and that Nigeria’s decision to accept grains from Ukraine does not mean the country is weak or a failed state.
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Recall that the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, had condemned the decision of Nigeria to accept grains as donation from Ukraine after it was reported that 25,000 metric tonnes of wheat were provided by the government of war-torn Ukraine to support the World Food Programme (WFP) in providing emergency food assistance to 1.3 million crisis-affected people in North-East Nigeria.
In response, the minister disputed the assertion during the Leadership Annual Conference and Award 2023 on Tuesday in Abuja, emphasizing that Egypt was a functioning nation even if it imports over 60% of its grain from Ukraine.
“The fact that we are having challenges at the moment does not make Nigeria a failed state.
“Therefore, accepting grains from Ukraine does not make Nigeria or Egypt failed countries.
“It is a normal thing because countries exist to depend on one another.
“It is true that Nigeria is facing some challenges and President Bola Tinubu is aware of this and he has been making efforts to address the situation.
“Nigerians voted for Tinubu with the deeper understanding and conviction that he has the capacity to turn things around for the better and that is what he is doing.”