Nigerian government denies UN's famine declaration
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, made the denial when he featured at a News Agency of Nigeria Forum in Abuja.
Mr. Ogbeh stressed that it was virtually impossible for Nigeria to face famine or starvation because the country remained a major source of food for other African countries such as Algeria and Libya.
"I don't think that the rest of Nigeria is facing any threat of famine. That is not true and I think these agencies have to be a little more careful in their prognoses.
"I think there are challenges in the North-East because this is a huge part of Nigeria which for five years has not engaged in food production. That's not the same in the North-West or North-Central or South-West or South-South."
"So, I think there is some degree of exaggeration and a mixture of situations, there's no threat of starvation because we have been feeding Africa.
source: allafrica.com
