The federal authorities underneath President Bola Ahmed has halted the plan to promote sponsored 50-kilogram (kg) luggage of rice to public servants priced at N40,000.
This was made identified in a recent round from the Ministry of Particular Obligation and Inter-Governmental Affairs obtained by our correspondent on Thursday in Abuja.
The round, dated August 2, 2024, which was signed by the ministry’s Director of Human Assets, Aderonke Jaiyesimi, didn’t give any cause for the withdrawal of the preliminary memo.
It additionally didn’t point out if the scheme was stopped or solely suspended.
The round learn, “I’m directed to discuss with our inside round within the Ministry (Federal Ministry of Particular Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs) of August 1, 2024, on the above material and to tell you that the interior round is hereby withdrawn. Additional particulars might be communicated in the end.
“Please deliver the contents of this inside round to the eye of employees in your respective departments and items for his or her data and correct steerage.”
Following the announcement by the Minister of Info, Idris Mohammed, that the federal authorities is planning to promote 50 kg rice for N40,000, the Ministry of Particular Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs Human Assets Administration Division requested civil servants to register for the sale of the subsided meals merchandise.
In a letter dated August 1, the Ministry mentioned the employees ought to pay for the acquisition of the bag of rice, including {that a} employees member is entitled to just one bag.
The memo, signed by Mrs. Jaiyesim Abimbola Aderonke (Mrs.), Director, Human Useful resource Administration, acknowledged the next:
“As a part of federal authorities’s efforts to alleviate the present meals disaster within the nation and its results on the final inhabitants, I’m directed to tell you that fifty kg of rice might be bought at sponsored fee of Hundreds Naira (N40,000) solely per bag to public servants in Abuja.
”For efficient implementation, all employees are required to finish a Google type on the OHCSF web site. print and submit some to Director HR for endorsement Fee and distribution of the rice might be coordinated by designated officers, whereas the chairman of the Joint Union Council of the Ministry is required to function an observer in the course of the interval of the train for the aim of transparency.
”I’m to additional add that every employees member is barely entitled to buy one bag. Two or extra employees may additionally collectively pay for a bag for sharing amongst themselves.
“Please deliver the contents of this round to the eye of employees in your respective departments or items for data and steerage.”
It Is vital to notice that the Minister of Agriculture, Senator Abubakar Kyari, had earlier introduced that the gross sales of the bag of rice will start with civil servants earlier than being prolonged to different residents within the nation.
