Nigeria, July 28 -- Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has accused President Bola Tinubu's administration of flooding Nigerian markets with expired maize and rice, warning that the policy is devastating local farmers and turning agriculture into a "lost venture."

Speaking in an interview on Trust TV monitored by The News Chronicle on Sunday, Lawal a large-scale farmer said the current administration has failed to improve the lives of ordinary Nigerians and is instead worsening their economic struggles.

"Fertilizer now costs N70,000, yet maize sells for just N65,000. They've dumped expired grains into our markets, collapsing the business for local farmers," Lawal said.

He also claimed that a coalition ...