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COVID-19: OYO SETS TO RETURN 1800 BAGS OF RICE DONATED BY FG, SAYS IT IS INFESTED

Oyo state government is set to return 1,800 bags of rice donated by the Federal Government, which were said to be unhealthy.


The bags of rice which were donated by the federal government through Nigerian Customs Service to cushion the effects of lockdown, were said to be infected and unhealthy for human consumption.



Earlier, Mrs. Helen Ngozi, the Area Controller, Oyo and Osun Customs command, had on Monday, 20th of April, 2020, delivered 1,800 bags of rice to the Oyo state government on behalf of the Nigeria Customs Service with the claim that all the 1,800 bags of rice were good for consumption, saying the customs would never mix expired rice with good ones.



Executive Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde, Dr. Debo Akande who confirmed this to newsmen on Friday, 24th April, at the secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan said the committees set up to re-examine the rice have warned that it is not consumable.


While revealing that the rice will be rejected, Dr. Akande added that the rejection will not affect the distribution of palliatives to the vulnerable in the state.


He said the state has received a large number of items that will be distributed in the next couple of days.

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