Buhari’s Govt Not Importing Poisonous Rice, Says Presidency

The Federal Government has described  attempts by  unscrupulous individuals on social media  linking the government and Dangote group with a plan to ‘flood’ the country with genetically modified rice (GMO) as  extremely uncharitable.

In real terms, the Federal Government  in 2014 signed a $1billion Memorandum of Understanding, (MoU) for investment in integrated rice project  with Dangote Industries Ltd. Further to this agreement, Dangote Industries Limited this year cultivated over 8,000 hectares in Hadejia, Jigawa state, creating over 10,000 direct and indirect jobs for farmers who are the major beneficiaries of the scheme.