The Senate has called on the federal government to as a matter of urgency address the problem of hunger in the land caused by food insecurity which has created what it described as an emergency.

 According to the Senate, President BOLA TINUBU led Federal government should take measures to fight the current food insecurity in the country by outlining some measures to combat the situation.

  It warned that with hunger and poverty in the land; patience and tolerance are not eternally elastic as people are already losing patience.

The Senate noted that over the past few months, prices of goods and household consumables have seen a significant rise in the country, leading to high inflation rates, weakened purchasing power, and a general deterioration in the living conditions of the vast majority of Nigerians.