The Federal Government has blamed opposition elements for the food crisis currently ravaging the country.
This came as the government disclosed it had uncovered fresh 32 smuggling routes being used to take food items out of the country.
The Federal Government, however, described the current economic challenges as the handiwork of forces that are hell-bent on plunging the country into a state of anarchy. It blamed those who failed to clinch power in the last election for remaining in political mode and are now working against the country’s interest.
President Bola Tinubu, who was represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima said this while speaking in Abuja during the inaugural Public Wealth Management Conference organised by the Ministry of Finance Incorporated.
Reports say that since assuming office nine months ago, the Tinubu administration said it had removed long-standing subsidies on petrol to save the government monies for infrastructural expansion. However, reports by the International Monetary Fund said the government had secretly reintroduced subsidies to stem an uncontrollable rise in cost of living.