Nigerian media personality, Ifedayo Olarinde, known popularly as Daddy Freeze, has warned Nigerians of a possible looming famine.
According to him, the Naira will continue to depreciate as long as Nigeria does not export enough commodities to generate foreign exchange in hard currency.
To prevent the impending famine, he advised Nigerians who work in cities but are underpaid to return to their homes and begin farming.
Daddy Freeze recently claimed in a video message uploaded on his social media pages:
“We will continue to see a decrease in our currency because we are not selling anything and receiving hard currencies in exchange. That must be addressed by two groups of people: the government and
Daddy Freeze recently stated in a video message posted on his social media pages: “We will continue to see the decline in our currency because we are not selling anything and getting hard currencies in return. That needs to be fixed by two sets of people: the government and the citizenry.
“Citizens, if you’re working in Lagos and you’re earning N50,000 monthly, I think it is high time you went back to your village, got some land and started farming. There’s a looming possibility of a famine in this country. There’s not enough food to go around.
“From my understanding of the situation, here is my advice: My Igbo brothers and sisters building mansions to compete with each other in the village…I’m not saying it’s wrong, but instead of building mansions, build more factories.
“You need to build more factories and the government needs to support you. The government needs to do whatever it takes so that your businesses can succeed.