NAN reports that Mr Nehikhare had on national television denied that the Edo State Government received trucks of rice from the FG.
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“We only received grains and garri from the federal government, not rice,” he had said on a live television programme. He said: “On the issue of the federal government giving us rice, I will tell you, a few months ago, maybe early this year or late last year or mid-this year, they brought some trucks of rice.“They were distributed according to the formula that they be sent to IDP camps, different people, and orphanages. You people should do the investigation.“They moved straight to the local governments and where they were designated to be given out.
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