
Food Security: Declare State Of Emergency, ECOWAS To Leaders
Reports reaching Africa Daily News, New York has it that The Economic Community of West African States Commission (ECOWAS) in the face of the issue of food security in the region has demanded that a State of emergency be declared.
At the conclusion of the meeting in Guinea Bissau, the Parliament charged the ECOWAS Commission with convening member nations and announcing food security as a national emergency. They contend that this will increase political commitment on the part of the governments to deal with the situation.
Hon. Oghene Emma Egoh, a committee member and member of parliament (MP) from Nigeria, …