Daddy Freeze, a well-known Nigerian media figure, has expressed concern about the looming threat of famine in the country.
He pointed out that the continuous depreciation of the Naira would persist unless Nigeria increases its exports to earn valuable foreign currencies.
To address this issue, he suggested that Nigerians earning low wages in urban areas should consider returning to their villages and engaging in farming to help mitigate the impending famine.
In a video shared on his social media platforms, Daddy Freeze elaborated on his concerns.
“We will continue to see the decline in our currency because we are not selling anything and getting hard currencies in return. That needs to be fixed by two sets of people: the government and the citizenry.
“Citizens, if you’re working in Lagos and you’re earning N50,000 monthly, I think it is high time you went back to your village, got some land and started farming. There’s a looming possibility of a famine in this country. There’s not enough food to go around.
“From my understanding of the situation, here is my advice: My Igbo brothers and sisters building mansions to compete with each other in the village…I’m not saying it’s wrong, but instead of building mansions, build more factories.
“You need to build more factories and the government needs to support you. The government needs to do whatever it takes so that your businesses can succeed.
“And by business, I mean businesses with export targets. Whatever you are producing should be exported. We import milk from France and Denmark. We cannot rely only on oil. The government needs to support local manufacturers.”
