The Nigerian government said that "there are people who buy a pizza with a mobile phone and bring it from London by plane"

"Sir, did you know that there are Nigerians who use their cell phones to import London pizzas?"the official asked the head of the Senate committee that was organizing a nutrition debate in Nigeria.

"They buy it in London and They bring it by British Airways in the morning to pick him up at the airport.", said Audu Ogbeh, Minister of Agriculture.

Everyone was watching him with a mixture of disbelief and discomfort. Some have not finished believing it, but others thought it was possible, they could not hide their consternation.

"It's a very annoying situation. We have to go much faster to finish with some of these things", concluded Ogbeh.

The minister's comments came at a time when Nigeria is trying to reduce its dependence on importswhich, according to the government, severely affects local farmers.

Ogbeh explained that Imports are considered status marks, especially in the affluent sectors. Some citizens import products for daily consumption, such as rice and tomato paste, because they think that "it shows their condition, their clbad, the fact that they only eat products imported, "said Ogbeh. Daily mail.

Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa with 190.8 million inhabitants. While he has oil revenues, he is very poor and his index of human development is low (157 in the world).

According to a report released Tuesday, More than 113 million people in 53 countries have suffered extreme hunger in 2018. The survey revealed that wars and climate were the main reasons for lack of food.

The document was announced on the occasion of an event organized by the Global Network Against Food Crises, bringing together in Brussels representatives of the European Union, the United Nations, the United Nations, and the United Nations. Food and Agriculture (FAO) and Program. World food.

Nearly two-thirds of the people most affected by hunger were in eight countries: Yemen, Democratic Republic of Congo, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Syria, Sudan, South Sudan and precisely in Nigeria.

This is why the minister's revelation provoked so much indignation in Nigerian public opinion that it has not yet recovered from scandalous elections. President Muhammadu Buhari, a soldier involved in a coup d'etathe was re-elected on February 23rd. But the elections were to take place a week earlier and were surprisingly postponed at the last moment. In addition, the leader of the opposition, Atiku Abubakar, did not recognize the result.