Ebonyi Bans Sale Of Foreign Rice

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Dave Umahi

The Ebonyi State Government is set to enforce its ban on the sale of foreign rice in markets and other outlets in the state.

The state Governor, David Umahi, made this known when participants of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Senior Course 39, Jaji, visited him in Abakaliki on Monday.
According to the Governor, the order would soon be enforced to ensure that the residents patronised home-grown Ebonyi Rice.

The Governor said he would personally lead a task force, consisting of the State Executive Council members to various markets and enforce the order.
He said traders selling the foreign rice would provide certification of its quality because most of the rice brought into the state are not parboiled.

Umahi noted that any rice that was not parboiled after six months turns to chaff as most of them brought into the country stay for about 10 years before being imported.


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