Hopes have been dashed as FG has stopped plans to promote 50kg rice for N40k to all civil servants.
PoliticalNews Nigeria stories that President Bola Tinubu’s federal authorities has halted the plan to the promote backed 50-kilogram (kg) baggage of rice to public servants priced at N40,000.
That is contained in a round titled, “Withdrawal of inside round on sale of backed rice to public servants”, and signed by the everlasting secretary of the Ministry of Particular Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs Human Sources Administration Division.
The round which was directed to the Administrators and Heads of Departments, mentioned the preliminary round ordering the gross sales of the N40,000 bag of rice is hereby withdrawn.
There was no cause given within the round for halting the plan.
“I’m directed to check with our inside round within the Ministry (Federal Ministry of Particular Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs) of 1st August, 2024 on the above material and to tell you that the Inner Round is hereby withdrawn. Additional particulars will probably be communicated in the end.
“Please deliver the contents of this inside round to the eye of employees in your respective Departments and Models for his or her info and correct steerage,” the letter learn.
PoliticalNews Nigeria remembers that following an earlier announcement by the Minister of Data, Idris Mohammed, that the federal authorities is planning to promote 50kg rice for N40,000, the Ministry of Particular Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs Human Sources 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, said 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 50kg baggage of rice will probably be bought at backed price of 1000’s Naira (N40,000) solely per bag to public servants in Abuja.
”For efficient implementation, all employees are required to finish a Google kind on the OHCSF web site. https//www.ohesf.gov.ng. print and submit some to Director HR for endorsement fee and distribution of the rice will probably be coordinated by designated officers whereas the chairman, 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 is just entitled to buy one bag. Two or extra employees might also 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/Models for info 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 from the civil servants earlier than it’s prolonged to different residents within the nation.