The Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof.
Mojisola Adeyeye, has said the agency does not know the status of the 1,800 bags of rice given to the Oyo State Government by the Federal Government.
But the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, said on Monday that the bags of rice distributed to states were inspected and certified fit for human consumption by NAFDAC.Journalists’ Hangout to speak on the status of the rice supplied to Oyo State, the NAFDAC DG said only the consignments to Lagos and Ogun States were tested by NAFDAC and certified fit for consumption.
“I don’t know why NAFDAC was not called to take samples from the Oyo State Command to test. We were not invited to come and take samples and we cannot do that.
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