Withdrawal Of Foodstuffs From South By North, A Blessing In Disguise - Afenifere Says

Pan-Yoruba socio-political or­ganisation, Afenifere has reacted to a threat by the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Deal­ers of Nigeria (AUFCDN) to withdraw foodstuff from the South.
 

Afanifere has reacted to the decision of the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Deal­ers of Nigeria (AUFCDN) to stop cattle and other food produce from reaching the south.

The foremost Pan-Yoruba socio- political or­ganisation while reacting, said there other al­ternatives where the items can be purchased.

There were fears that acute shortage of pork, vege­tables, tomatoes and onions, among other essential edibles from the North may additionally quickly hit Southern Nigeria as nutrition and farm animals breeders, underneath the aegis of Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Deal­ers of Nigeria (AUFCDN) had four days in the past threatened to withdraw their offerings.
 
However, Yinka Odumakin, the company’s National Publicity Secretary, who spoke in a chat with Saturday INDE­PENDENT indexed countries such as Togo and Benin Repub­lics as friendly countries where the South can purchase livestock and different items withdrawn by the North.
 
He also stated the withdraw­al of foodstuffs by the North will benefit the South as it will make the humans do greater inside the location of agriculture.
 
Odumakin, who stated there are different assets of protein that the South can eat apart cows however said the Northerners shouldn’t also forget about that the oil from the united states of america flows from the South to the North.

“If they withdraw their cows from the South, no prob­lem approximately that. Before cows, we had what we have been ingesting. Cow is not the handiest source of protein, there are numerous different resources. It will encourage our humans to do more within the location of agriculture.

“We have neighbours who're non violent in Benin Repub­lic, Togo and different places that we can buy things from. They can’t threaten us with any­thing which include withdrawal of items.

“They ought to also now not forget about that petroleum goes from south to the north. So, they should be careful. When you're throw­ing stones at your neighbours, you should be careful what he throws lower back at you” he said.