The federal government has refuted the claim by Gombe State governor Inuwa Yahaya insinuating that its pledge of sending 20 trucks of rice to states was not fulfilled.
Recall that Governor Inuwa who is the chairman of northern governors forum on Tuesday alleged that he was yet to receive the 20 trucks of rice pledged by the federal government for distribution to the masses as part of palliatives to ameliorate the current hunger in the country.
However, the minister of information and national orientation Mohammed Idris in a conversation with BBC Hausa service has tackled the governor.
He said contrary to the claim by the Gombe State governor that the rice were not given, the federal government had ordered the dispatching of the rice two weeks ago adding that they were sent through governors for distribution to people.
“All the governors were given 20 trucks of rice for distribution to people. The claim that it was not given is a new statement I have heard.
“The distribution was made known over two weeks ago and there is no governor that came out to make this claim except that of Gombe who said it was not given. But in our records, each governor was given 20 trucks of rice.”, he stressed.
