Governor Ayodele Fayose on Tuesday said the Federal Government should pay attention to the sufferings of the residents of the state describing the situation in Ekiti State as Hunger Haram.
He said this after an emergency meeting of the Governors Forum and Speakers of State House of Assembly after the Governors Forum has given the Federal Government approval to spend the sum of $1billion to tackle insurgency, a decision which has sparked criticism.
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Fayose who has distanced himself from this decision suggested that the $1billion insurgency funds should be shared by all the state governors for them to tackle their challenges effectively adding that Ekiti State is confronted by numerous challenges including hunger and kidnapping.
“Every state has its own peculiarities in terms of security. Ekiti has hunger haram where hunger is catching people everywhere. A lot of people are being kidnapped daily.
Ekiti State Is Suffering From ‘Hunger Haram’ – Fayose
