Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, has described the recent interventions of traditional rulers in food items price control in their communities as a welcome innovation.
Adeleke, who threw his weight behind the monarch’s traditional approach to food price control in a statement made available by his spokesperson Mallam Olawale Rasheed in Osogbo tasked the state food security implementation committee to move faster.
Recall that the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja ii and some traditional rulers alike recently intervened in the control of price of food stuff in their communities thereby stemming skyrocketing prices of food items in their communities.
Governor Adeleke expressed happiness that traditional rulers in Osun State have acted to regulate food prices and curtail negative activities of middlemen in the marketplaces.
Adeleke, who condemned artificial inflation induced by market middlemen lauded the traditional rulers for moving against deliberate increment in food prices, noting that the state government supports consensus building to lower food inflation across the state.
According to the governor, the actions of some members of the Osun State Council of Traditional Rulers on price control have assisted the government in its quest to address food insecurity in Osun State.
He praised the traditional rulers for impressing on market leaders the need to avoid unnecessary price increase, calling on all other traditional rulers in Osun State to engage market leaders on the urgency of price moderation.
