AsheNews

Top Menu

  • Advert Rates

Main Menu

  • Home
  • General News
  • AGRICULTURE
  • Business/Banking & Finance
  • Entertainments & Sports
  • HEALTH
  • International
  • Investigation
  • Law & Human Rights
  • Advert Rates

logo

Header Banner

AsheNews

  • Home
  • General News
  • AGRICULTURE
  • Business/Banking & Finance
  • Entertainments & Sports
  • HEALTH
  • International
  • Investigation
  • Law & Human Rights
  • FoIA: ‘Traditionalist’ lawyer, Malcom writes CJN for financial details of Supreme Court

  • VIEWPOINT: Scientifically proven mnemonic training method gives your brain super memory, By Joshua Hawkins

  • Hijab: Lagos Muslim students give government  ultimatum to implement S/Court judgment

  • Lone auto crash claims 6 lives, 4 injured in Jigawa

  • 2023: INEC publishes particulars of presidential, national assembly candidates

FOOD & AGRICULTURE
Home›FOOD & AGRICULTURE›Tambuwal, Sultan to Customs: Revisit Policy on Rice Importation

Tambuwal, Sultan to Customs: Revisit Policy on Rice Importation

By Abdallah el-Kurebe
June 14, 2016
193
0

image

By Abdallah el-Kurebe

Following the untold hardship on Nigerians resulting from the ban on importation of essential commodities, especially rice through land borders, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state and Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar have called on the Federal government via the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) to review import of in order  to reduce the hardships faced by Nigerians.

Both leaders who spoke at different fora when they received the Controller General of Customs, Col Hamid Ali (rtd), at the Sultan Palace and Government House, respectively in Sokoto on Monday, were unanimous on the need for Federal government to shift her position in favour of allowing Importation of rice through land borders.

Governor Tambuwal on his part said, “I am sure you know how tough things are in the country. So I appeal to you to always implement policies with human face. If certain policies that would take a vast majority of people out of jobs are introduced, palliative measures should be introduced to mitigate the effect of the hardship they will face,” the Governor said.

On rice importation, Tambuwal urged FG to be flexible before the country becomes self-sufficient in rice production. “I urge you to show some flexibility in the policy.”

The Governor insisted that although there was long term benefit of the policy, “since many in the country are faced with weak purchasing power, it is imperative that the policy is reviewed to ensure price of commodities are within the reach of the common man.”

Similarly, the Sultan appealed to FG to reconsider her stance of border closure against rice importation, “a commodity that is among the staple foods, especially the masses in the country.

“We are happy with the ban on importation of fire arms and other prohibitive goods. I urge you to go back and look at a way out of this problem created by the ban on rice importation. There is no enough food and there are many ways out.

“Before certain policies are implemented, it is only good that consultations are made with the people. Government came on the good will of the common man and therefore policies should be in his favour,” the Sultan said.

He further kick against the destruction of seized goods and suggested that such goods should be extended to the poor. “Do not destroy seized items, especially the good ones. Those items should be shared instead of destroying them. The purpose of government is to make the common man happy. There is limit to what you can tell someone when he doesn’t have food to eat.”

The Controller General was in Sokoto state to condole the family of a suspected smuggler who was shot in Gwadabawa, Gwadabawa local government of the state. He also visited some Customs formations.

Previous Article

IITA-CWMP Gets Approval For 58 on-farm Trials, ...

Next Article

Tambuwal Launches Sales of Subsidised Fertilizers, Seeds ...

Abdallah el-Kurebe

Related articles More from author

  • FOOD & AGRICULTUREGENERAL NEWSSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    AGRICULTURE: Biologists unravel tangled mystery of plant cell growth

    August 26, 2020
    By Abdallah el-Kurebe
  • FOOD & AGRICULTURE

    Laureates letter supporting Precision Agriculture (GMOs)

    July 9, 2018
    By Abdallah el-Kurebe
  • FOOD & AGRICULTURE

    Our role in boosting resilience of smallholder farmer in developing world – Dupont Pioneer

    September 5, 2014
    By Abdallah el-Kurebe
  • BUSINESS/BANKING & FINANCEFOOD & AGRICULTUREGENERAL NEWS

    Biotechnology, potent investment for African farmers

    August 13, 2020
    By Abdallah el-Kurebe
  • BUSINESS/BANKING & FINANCEFOOD & AGRICULTUREGENERAL NEWS

    DIVERSIFICATION: LCCI seeks FG’s intervention on hindrance to agric sector

    May 22, 2021
    By Abdallah el-Kurebe
  • FOOD & AGRICULTUREGENERAL NEWSTRADE & INVESTMENTWOMEN & CHILDREN

    UNFAO advocates inclusion of women traders in AfCFTA

    March 4, 2022
    By NewsDesk

Leave a reply Cancel reply

You may interested

  • GENERAL NEWS

    2022 budget: Kogi governor presents bill of N145.8bn to assembly

  • GENERAL NEWSJUDICIARY

    Appeal Court joins Lagos in FIRS appeal on VAT collection tussle

  • EDUCATIONGENERAL NEWS

    UNILAG crisis: FG reinstates Ogundipe as VC, as ASUU, others jubilate

Latest News

  • June 25, 2022

    FoIA: ‘Traditionalist’ lawyer, Malcom writes CJN for financial details of Supreme Court

  • June 25, 2022

    VIEWPOINT: Scientifically proven mnemonic training method gives your brain super memory, By Joshua Hawkins

  • June 25, 2022

    Hijab: Lagos Muslim students give government  ultimatum to implement S/Court judgment

  • June 25, 2022

    Lone auto crash claims 6 lives, 4 injured in Jigawa

  • June 25, 2022

    2023: INEC publishes particulars of presidential, national assembly candidates

Latest Comments

  • Aliyu Buba Maigoro
    on
    April 3, 2022
    The unfortunate thing is, does your votes count?!

    NULGE TO NIGERIANS: Don’t re-elect governors opposing LG autonomy

  • mubashshir Muhammad sani
    on
    March 22, 2022
    Good news

    FAAC: Federal, states, local governments share N590.546bn as February allocation 

  • AA Sadeeq
    on
    March 16, 2022
    And the US and all its political leaders?

    Biden changes stance, calls Putin ‘a war criminal’

  • Umar Ahmad
    on
    March 12, 2022
    What the USA refused to happen to her in 1960s, she is now trying to force ...

    Russia-Ukraine War: Why Nigerian govt must ban maize exports – Dangote

  • mohammad abubakar kudu
    on
    March 11, 2022
    Very good and updated reports..

    How governors spend security votes, NGF chairman, Fayemi reveals

About us:

ASHE (Pronounced ASH) is an acronym for Agriculture, Science, Health and Environment. Ashenewsonline brings to you news focused in these as well as Politics, Business, Economy and all other aspects of human endeavour.

We are here to feed into Nigeria’s news service chain as a frontier source for citizens journalism. Beyond mentioning, Ashenewsonline encourages people to provide story tips on human rights abuses, corruption, good governance, etc.

Contact Info:

  • No. 5, Maiduguri road 1st floor, Dogon Daji House, Sokoto
  • 07031140009
  • ashenewsonline@gmail.com
  • Recent

  • Popular

  • Comments

  • FoIA: ‘Traditionalist’ lawyer, Malcom writes CJN for financial details of Supreme Court

    By NewsDesk
    June 25, 2022
  • VIEWPOINT: Scientifically proven mnemonic training method gives your brain super memory, By Joshua Hawkins

    By Editor
    June 25, 2022
  • Hijab: Lagos Muslim students give government  ultimatum to implement S/Court judgment

    By NewsDesk
    June 25, 2022
  • Lone auto crash claims 6 lives, 4 injured in Jigawa

    By Abdallah el-Kurebe
    June 25, 2022
  • Nigeria says 3,598 cholera deaths in 2021 unacceptable

    By Editor
    January 11, 2022
  • Nigeria’s apex bank governor tasks rice millers on FOREX, employment

    By NewsDesk
    February 2, 2022
  • COLUMN: The Craze for Easy Money in Nigeria and The Hanifa Story, By Prof. M ...

    By NewsDesk
    February 6, 2022
  • How governors spend security votes, NGF chairman, Fayemi reveals

    By NewsDesk
    March 11, 2022
  • Aliyu Buba Maigoro
    on
    April 3, 2022

    NULGE TO NIGERIANS: Don’t re-elect governors opposing LG autonomy

    The unfortunate thing is, ...
  • mubashshir Muhammad sani
    on
    March 22, 2022

    FAAC: Federal, states, local governments share N590.546bn as February allocation 

    Good news
  • AA Sadeeq
    on
    March 16, 2022

    Biden changes stance, calls Putin ‘a war criminal’

    And the US and ...
  • Umar Ahmad
    on
    March 12, 2022

    Russia-Ukraine War: Why Nigerian govt must ban maize exports – Dangote

    What the USA refused ...

Photostream

    Follow us

    © Copyright ASHENEWS. All rights reserved. Digital materials on this website may not be published, reproduced, rebroadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PenPlus Media Consults Ltd, Publishers of AshenewsDaily.com | Powered by Growsyn Cloud Platform