Don’t Accuse us, we didn’t send expired rice to states – FG
The federal government had on Monday ascertain that all the bag of rice sent to states as a Palliative measures is fit for human consumption.
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Social Development and Disaster Management, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, stated this while addressing newsmen in Abuja today.
Farouq claimed that the rice was accessed by the National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), before they went sent out.
According to her, “we all know if we keep rice or grain it is bound to change colour but that does not mean it is unfit for human consumption”.
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, had accused the federal government of sending contaminated rice to the state.
Governor Makinde sent back the spoilt rice to the Federal Government.
