Mr Ugwu said the exportation of the commodity had affected the availability of the produce in the country.
It said the average price of 1kg of local rice increased by 62.68 per cent year-on-year, from N454.10 in August 2022 to N738.74 in August 2023.
He listed the distributed food items as rice, beans, garri, semovita, pasta, among others.
We must talk about feeding the nation. We must talk Agbado.
Prices of foodstuffs, particularly tomatoes, palm oil and garri, have continued to increase in Enugu’s major markets.
The major reason for the hike is because of the Naira scarcity. The farmers and wholesalers are demanding cash before they supply us garri. Even the transporters are asking for cash.
Mr Amaechi said his father was a poor man and the only English his mother knows how to speak is pidgin.
Those displaced after the January 4th and 5th attacks are taking refuge at Marabar Kajuru Primary school in Kajuru LGA.
The 340 rounds of ammunition were hidden inside a bag of garri.
