Nigeria, March 13 -- Worried by the level of food insecurity in the country, particularly in Ekiti State, Governor Abiodun Oyebanji, has set up an eight-man committee on food security.

The committee, which is headed by the Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Ebenezer Boluwade, was given a mandate to come up with a strategy to mitigate the food crisis in the state.

A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Value Orientation, Taiwo Olatunbosun, on Wednesday, said the decision was part of the resolutions of the State Executive meeting held on Tuesday.

According to him, the government approved a sum of N133,707,507.14 for the renovation of the Agricultural Farm Buildings (phase II) at Erinfun, along Federal Polytechni...