The three trailers load of rice donated by the Federal Government through
the Ministry for Humanitarian Affairs as COVID-19 palliatives has been rejected
by the Benue State Government.
Speaking on why it was rejected the state Deputy Governor and chairman of
the State Emergency Committee on COVID-19 , Benson Abounu said the rice
deliveries have expired and are no longer fit for human consumption.
Abonu went on to say that even
though the bags of rice had been taken to the three senatorial zones, the
government has decided to return them to the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs
since “we cannot afford to risk the health of our citizen by giving them
expired rice to eat.”
The deputy governor also revealed that the state government spent about N2
million to purchase the bags of rice.
