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COVID-19: ”They are infested” Oyo state govt. to return 1,800 bags of rice donated by FG as palliatives

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The Oyo state government says it is likely that it would return the 1800 bags of rice the Federal government allotted to the state as palliatives to alleviate the economic effect of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Seyi Makinde, Oyo State Governor.

Speaking about the incident, Dr Devi Akande, the Executive Assistant of Governor Seyi Makinde, said that the 1,800 bags of rice from the Federal Government were infested with weevil.

Dr Debo also revealed that the implication of the infestation is that the rice is no longer suitable for consumption.

The state received the bags of rice from the Federal government on Monday April 20th as palliatives.

Dr Akande said, “We received these items from the Federal Government via the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development and we brought them to the warehouse.

“It was in the process of further inspection that we discovered that the rice had been infested with weevils.

“On that basis, we formed a committee to re-inspect it so we can be sure of what we have received. 

“We don’t want to create another problem while providing a solution to another one.

“We have inspected it; we have done random selection and we have seen that similar things apply across the board.

We have agreed to return them to the source but if there are good ones with good quality that could be sent to us as replacement, we will be glad to receive them,” he said.

early into the month of April, President Buhari directed the Nigeria Customs Service to release One hundred and Fifty trucks of rice that have been seized from smugglers over time.

The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development have also commenced the distributing of these bags of rice to different states.

The states are expected to reach out to the poorest of poor in their states and give them the rice as palliatives.

SourceThe Punch

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