Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel has discarded
510 of the 1800 bags of custom bonded rice given to the State as palliative by
the Federal government.
The Secretary to the State Government and Chairman of
COVID-19 Committee, Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem who disclosed this during the 13th
edition of Covid-19 update on Thursday, said the State government took thedecision after the laboratory test results showed that the
510 bags were unfit for human consumption.
His words, “As we reported a few weeks ago, we took delivery
of 1800 bags of impounded Nigerian Customs warehouse bonded rice donated to the
state by the Federal Government.
“On receipt of the donation, we noticed that some grains of
the rice had obvious de-coloration and in order to ascertain whether or not
they were fit for human consumption, we subjected them to a thorough laboratory
test procedure.”
He noted that the State government has, however, approved
the distribution of the remaining 1,290 bags of rice in all the local
governments, with each LGA receiving 41 bags.
He advised beneficiaries to scrutinize the rice and discard
anyone that may appear unfit.
He used the occasion to disclose that Governor Udom Emmanuel
has approved a second-round of state government funded palliatives for
distribution in the State.
Giving an update on case statistics of Covid-19 in the
state, the SSG said the confirmed cases stand at 45, discharged cases: 37,
deaths: 2, total active cases: 6.
He also urged all citizens and residents to always comply with
all NCDC prescribed guidelines, including the use of face mask, to ensure that
the society is free of the virus.
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