I have been thinking and trying to analyze what is really causing the high cost of food in Nigeria, I came to realize that monopoly is the major factors, Nigeria government are the enablers. How can one person be the sole major distributor, government should welcome competition in the business sector, every business person should be allowed to produce.
Food prices are high not only in Nigeria but there are many countries in the world where food prices have doubled. And even here in the country where I live the prices of food items and various commodities have been rising and relatively doubling and more. As the people of the country are currently facing this problem, they are not able to buy food properly and are suffering from food problems and are suffering from various diseases. If they have to eliminate such problems, then the government must take steps so that the people of the country do not suffer from food shortages and diseases. When a person falls ill due to lack of food and dies as a result, it is the government of a country that is responsible. Where the government does not know how to take proper care of the people of the country, then the government should contribute the most because the country does not need that government. And we know a country basically the government can change a lot if they help the farmers a little bit, they will produce food in the land and can eliminate food shortage a lot. But here the farmers must pay the government so that they can produce good crops and eliminate food shortages only then a country will not have food shortages.