The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Social Development and Disaster Management, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, gave the assurance on Monday in Abuja.
Farouq was reacting to accusation by Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State that the rice was contaminated.
The minister spoke at the daily briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.
According to her, “we all know if we keep rice or grain it is bound to change colour but that does not mean it is unfit for human consumption”.
She refuted claims that the rice given to the Oyo State Government by the federal government as palliative had expired, adding that such claim is baseless.
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