Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, said he has it on good record that the South spends over 8 billion naira daily on cow consumption.

For this reason, the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, said it is embarrassing for the North to threaten the South with unwarranted blockade.

Adams disclosed this while addressing journalists on the recent protest of the Amalgamated Food Sellers in the northern part of the country with the blockade of the foods from the area to the South-West.

He stated “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 8 billion naira 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 billions 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.”

He advised that the six governors of South-West states should invest at least 15 per cent of their annual budget into agriculture to provide sustainable food production for the region.

He also suggested that the six state governments could employ expertise with the Rwanda model into agricultural sector.

Adams noted that investment in agriculture will provide employment,  enhance Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), provide food security, reduce urban congestion,  and enlarge the coast for participatory modernised agriculture.