The Special Adviser to the President on Economic Affairs, Dr. Tope Kolade Fasua, has stated that the 40% food inflation rate in the country must come down immediately, to avoid severe national food crisis.
He gave this warning as a Keynote Speaker, at the sixth annual National Budget Roundtable and Panel Discussion of Covenant University’s Centre for Economic Policy and Development Research (CEPDER), with the theme, "Exchange Rate Management and National Budgeting for Sustainable Development in Nigeria," which brought together experts, to address the challenges and opportunities of managing Nigeria's budget amidst volatile foreign exchange rates.