Governor bans sale of foreign rice in Ebonyi markets
The governor said the state had three functional rice mills and would inaugurate mills in the 13 Local Government Areas. Ebonyi Govt. bans sale of foreign rice in markets (Punch) The Ebonyi Government is to enforce its ban on the sale of foreign rice in markets and other outlets in the State. Gov. David Umahi made the disclosure when participants of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Senior Course 39, Jaji, visited him in Abakaliki on Monday. According to the governor, the order would soon be enforced to ensure that the residents patronise home-grown Ebonyi Rice. “I will personally lead a task-force, consisting of the State Executive Council members to various markets and enforce the order....