the Sultan urged the federal government to reconsider its policy on
rice importation across the land borders as there is hunger in the
country.
The Governor of Sokoto, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar, have called for a rethink over the rice importation policy.
The state figures recently made this call during the ceremony held in honour of the Comptroller General of Customs, retired Col Hameed Ibrahim Ali, who visited the state on Monday, June 13, 2016.
According
to a report by Daily Interest, the Sultan urged the federal government
to reconsider its policy on rice importation across the land borders as
there is hunger in the country.
"We
know that change is very difficult, especially changing things that
suffered decades of negligence and destruction. We have been telling
people to be patient with this government but there is limit to that
appeal when there is hunger, when people are hungry,” he said.
In
the same vain, Governor Tambuwal lamented the high cost of food items
in the country, recommending special efforts to alleviate the issue.
"We support government policy and when there is difficulty we seek for its review," he said.
However,
the Comptroller General said it was a policy which could not be
changed by the agency. He assured them that he would take their requests
to the government.
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