What do you believe is the single most important factor driving up the cost of living in Nigeria?

All over the world, there is a procedure for people to engage in a dialogue with their leaders before embarking on any protest. However, demonstration is a right; people can protest to express their grievances peacefully. But how it has been done in this situation has turned into something else. From what we have seen, the protest is politically motivated. It was supposed to be a peaceful protest, but that was not the case.

As they have the right to protest, others can move around, do their business, and express themselves. Others too have the right to be protected. We have witnessed a lot of damage done by the protesters which shouldn’t be. It is beyond ordinary protest. Some disgruntled people sponsored the protest.

Yes, there is hunger in the land, but Nigeria is not the only country experiencing hardship. It’s everywhere. The only way out of hunger is for everybody to embrace farming and agriculture. The government has started promoting farming, and I believe that very soon, there will be farm settlements in all the local governments.

If that is not done, we still have problems. The population is growing, and we are not talking about how to feed them. We must plan. We must have that foresight to plan to feed the increasing population. The population is exploding at a geometric rate, but agricultural products are not increasing. Many people who are supposed to be on the farm are in the town doing nothing. They are boys recruited into thuggery when they are supposed to be gainfully employed on the farm.

How will you react to the killing of some of the protesters by security agents?

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