Made-in-India garri: Ogbe worries over consumption by Nigerians
The Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbe has voiced his displeasure over the alleged importation of made in Indian garri in spite of the abundance of cassava and garri in the country.
Chief Ogbe said he found the development strange and funny even as he noted his ministry will liase with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to investigate the alleged importation of garri from India.
Chief Ogbeh, who made the statement on Wednesday in Abuja said the country produces more cassava than India, adding that Nigerians must change their attitude towards imported goods.
“Whoever buys that kind of garri should be blamed,” says Ogbe.
“Nigerians are too ready to buy anything imported. They will bring in apples and some of them have been preserved with ethanol which is not healthy for our consumption.
“Whoever is importing garri from India, something must be wrong with them. Why import garri when you do not know the conditions through which the garri was produced over there.
“I have no powers to stop imports, but I can recommend to the Nigerian Customs that this is unreasonable. I produce and encourage Nigerians to eat what they produce because it is safer for them,’’ Ogbeh said.
