NEPC Boss Wants Ginger Fungi Infestation Addressed, Says Disease May Disrupt Nigeria’s Forex Inflow

The Executive Director of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, Dr Ezra Yakusak, on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to declare a national emergency on the ginger fungi infestation disease, stating that if unaddressed, it is capable of disrupting Nigeria’s foreign exchange earnings.

He said this during the second conference on non-oil exports holding in Abuja with the theme, “Building a Sustainable National Economy through Non-oil Export.”