The Federal Government has suspended the plan to sell
subsidised 50kg bags of rice to civil servants for N40,000.
Leadership reports that the decision was made known in a
circular titled, ‘Withdrawal of Internal Circular on Sale of Subsidized Rice to
Public Servants’, signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Special
Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs (Human Resources Management Department).
The circular was addressed to Directors and Heads of
Departments.
“I am directed to refer to our internal circular in the
Ministry (Federal Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs) of
1st August, 2024 on the above subject matter and to inform you that the
Internal Circular is hereby withdrawn.
“Further details will be communicated in due course. Please
bring the contents of this internal circular to the attention of staff in your
respective Departments and Units for their information and proper guidance,”
the circular reads.
The previous memo from the Ministry, dated August 1, and
signed by Mrs Jaiyesim Abimbola Aderonke, Director of Human Resource
Management, had outlined the procedure for civil servants to purchase the rice.
However, no reason was provided for withdrawal of the plan,
which certainly will leave many civil servants who had registered for the subsidised
rice in a state of uncertainty.
Recall that the initial plan was announced by the Minister
of Information, Idris Mohammed, stating that the government intended to
mitigate the effects of the current food crisis by offering 50kg bags of rice
at a subsidised rate to civil servants in Abuja.
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