The Osun state government has begun investigation into how some adulterated bags of rice were given to residents as palliative to cushion the effects of the lockdown in the state.
Some residents in parts of the state had complained about the low quality of rice given to them following the distribution of 6020 bags of rice last Wednesday.
The State Commissioner of Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs. Funke Egbemode, in a statement on Saturday, expressed government’s displeasure over the complaints received from the citizens that some bags of rice share were adulterated.
She said government has commenced investigation into the matter.
“The government had received complaints that some of the distributed bags of rice may not have met the expected quality.
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“The State government was pained by the development and had immediately begun an investigation to establish the source of the affected few bags.
“The leadership of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola is particularly pained by this development, considering the fact that it has never compromised quality in its provision of economic stimulus for the people of Osun in spite of its limited resources.
“We are a responsible and responsive government that places a premium on the well-being of its people and would not do anything to jeopardize its citizens’ health. Upon receipt of the complaints, the State Government has immediately begun investigations to establish the source of the few bags that appear not to have met the quality expected.
“The State government had invited all suppliers and vendors from whom the relief materials were purchased, for questioning in order to identify the source of the problem.
“We assure our citizens that upon unraveling what went wrong, the State Government will take necessary punitive measures against the erring Supplier(s) or Vendor(s), including de-listing such vendor from the Government’s directory and even proclaiming a disclaimer to that effect,” Egbemode stated.
