FG To Investigate Sale Of Donated Saudi Dates
The Federal Government is to investigate how some of the 200 tonnes of date fruits donated by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Nigerian Muslims found their way into the markets.
Minister of State Foreign Affairs, Hajiya Khadijat Abba-Ibrahim in a statement by the ministry’s spokesperson, Dr Clement Aduku in Abuja, apologised over the “unfortunate turn of events”.
“This is not the spirit in which the 200 tonnes of dates was given,” she said.
The Minister expressed “disappointment” over the “unfortunate turn of events” and said that the matter was being investigated to avoid a repeat in the future.
She explained that the dates were distributed from a warehouse belonging to Royal Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the presence of the Charge d’Affairs, Dr Yahya Mughram.
She explained that the commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons drew up the list of recipients which included IDP camps as well as prominent Mosques.
“It is important to note that once the dates were delivered to their final destinations, the ministry of foreign affairs relinquished subsequent responsibility.
