President Bola Tinubu has stated that he will not establish a price control board or approve the importation of food as measures to address the hardship in the country.
Tinubu made his position known amid protests across the nation due to escalating inflation, food scarcity, hunger and hardship in general.
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) sees the request as being sponsored by the opposition parties.
While speaking on Thursday after a meeting with governors of the 36 states of the federation and the minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), at the State House, Abuja, the President noted that he would not approve food importation.
He directed the State Governments and Federal government to collaborate to increase local food production.
Tinubu advised against the idea of food importation and price control when local food producers should be encouraged to produce more food.
The meeting also had in attendance Vice President Kashim Shettima, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.
Governors of Yobe, Anambra, Akwa Ibom, Abia, Plateau, Kaduna, Sokoto, Niger, Taraba, Adamawa, Cross River, Ogun, Enugu, Ekiti, Delta, Borno, Lagos, Kwara, Nasarawa and Edo were spotted at the Council Chambers for the meeting.