Governors of the 36 states of the federation say they have been introducing different strategies and measures to end the current economic hardship and food crisis in their states.

In a report signed by its acting head of media, Halimah Salihu Ahmed, the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) said the governors were committed to ending the pain and suffering of citizens in the land.

The NGF report disclosed that Kwara State governor and Chairman of the NGF, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, in collaboration with his colleagues, were pushing for increased crop production through the federal Ministry of Agriculture to address food shortages.

The report cited the measures in Kano State to include the authorities’ raid of warehouses where traders are suspected of hoarding food supplies.

In Yobe State, the government banned bulk purchases of grains from local markets to stop hoarding and exports across Nigeria’s borders, while the Niger State government announced a ban on the mass purchase of foodstuffs from local markets.

It added that the Ekiti State Government has committed the sum of one billion naira to improve food production, especially to embark on land preparation and an input supply program to support small-scale farmers.