We’ll pin down Ways and Means to curb inflation, says FG

“We need to borrow less and focus more on domestic resource
mobilisation. We want long-term resources to avoid repayment and refinancing
pressures.”

Speaking on food security, Edun said the present
administration is dealing with the problem in order to provide farmers’ with
access to their farms, especially in parts of the country where insecurity has
played a major role in reducing food production.

Edun added that agro clusters are being developed in
collaboration with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to increase food
production in the country.

Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN); Lydia Shehu Jafiya, permanent secretary, federal ministry of finance,
and Zainab Ahmed, former minister of finance, were some of the top government
officials who attended the meeting.

On February 9, Cardoso had said the CBN would halt its Ways
and Means advances to the federal government.

He said the apex bank would no longer be a part of the Ways
and Means agreement with the federal government until all outstanding debts are
refunded.