Nigerians and fear of imported rice
December 8 2017 By Abiodun Giwa
Nigeria's central government has declared that all rice in the country are poisonous, except rice produced in the country, according to reports by The Punch newspapers. And that no single imported rice in the country has been found to have been imported with use of an e-Form, used for importing of such products.
All rice in Nigeria that are not produced in Nigeria are deadly and not fit for human consumption sounds like foreign smugglers of rice have conspired and bombard the country with poisonous rice, as a war against the people, without the connivance of unscrupulous Nigerians.
Many observers in Nigeria know very well that though the government's findings may have pointed to storage as the cause of the problem with imported rice in the country, but that the real problem lies in the connivance between importers of contraband and their representatives in Nigeria.
Many people are sure that if the government has not find any e-form used for the importation of those rice into the country, it does not mean that no e-form has been used. It means that those e-forms in respect of the imported rice in topic may have developed legs and disappears into the thin air, since those forms are the only means of identifying the sources of the rice and the representatives of their sources in the country.
Although, the government says it is its duty to protect nigerians from exposure to eating rice that have been processed with chemicals used in embalming of the dead, but the same government has first allowed the into the country,. before asking Nigerians to stop eating the same. By the way, where were the customs officers charged with protecting the country against smuggled goods? Or has Nigeria no customs and excise department?
One notable cause here is that of all the rice in Nigeria, only the rice produced in Nigeria are adjudged nutritious. At least that will be expected to boost the sales of rice produced in the country against competition from imported rice, whether poisonous or not. A warning against selling those poisonous staples to Nigerians have gone out to hoteliers and shop owners through Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, who adressed them on the issue, towards stopping Nigerians from the consumption of poisonous rice and poultry products.
Questions about the matter: Are Nigerians not already consuming the deadly products? Is not having the poisonous products in the country the best way to ensure Nigerians don't have access to such deadly products? And is there any plan by the government to mop up such products from the market, aside from the information to hoteliers and shop keepers?
Isn't it apparent that unscrupulous importers and their partners in the country having delivered the deadly staples and destroyed the e-Forms that have disappeared into the thin air, has made the availability of the staple the burden of the ordinary people, who are now expected to begin sampling rice and watch carefully for the food they eat - the only thing they seek from the country that is almost dried of transparent opportunities, and not to send them into untimely death?
Now, it is like telling Nigerians to eat certain rice and die!
All rice in Nigeria that are not produced in Nigeria are deadly and not fit for human consumption sounds like foreign smugglers of rice have conspired and bombard the country with poisonous rice, as a war against the people, without the connivance of unscrupulous Nigerians.
Many observers in Nigeria know very well that though the government's findings may have pointed to storage as the cause of the problem with imported rice in the country, but that the real problem lies in the connivance between importers of contraband and their representatives in Nigeria.
Many people are sure that if the government has not find any e-form used for the importation of those rice into the country, it does not mean that no e-form has been used. It means that those e-forms in respect of the imported rice in topic may have developed legs and disappears into the thin air, since those forms are the only means of identifying the sources of the rice and the representatives of their sources in the country.
Although, the government says it is its duty to protect nigerians from exposure to eating rice that have been processed with chemicals used in embalming of the dead, but the same government has first allowed the into the country,. before asking Nigerians to stop eating the same. By the way, where were the customs officers charged with protecting the country against smuggled goods? Or has Nigeria no customs and excise department?
One notable cause here is that of all the rice in Nigeria, only the rice produced in Nigeria are adjudged nutritious. At least that will be expected to boost the sales of rice produced in the country against competition from imported rice, whether poisonous or not. A warning against selling those poisonous staples to Nigerians have gone out to hoteliers and shop owners through Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, who adressed them on the issue, towards stopping Nigerians from the consumption of poisonous rice and poultry products.
Questions about the matter: Are Nigerians not already consuming the deadly products? Is not having the poisonous products in the country the best way to ensure Nigerians don't have access to such deadly products? And is there any plan by the government to mop up such products from the market, aside from the information to hoteliers and shop keepers?
Isn't it apparent that unscrupulous importers and their partners in the country having delivered the deadly staples and destroyed the e-Forms that have disappeared into the thin air, has made the availability of the staple the burden of the ordinary people, who are now expected to begin sampling rice and watch carefully for the food they eat - the only thing they seek from the country that is almost dried of transparent opportunities, and not to send them into untimely death?
Now, it is like telling Nigerians to eat certain rice and die!
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