Frozen Chicken Kills - Federal Government Warn Nigerians

The Federal Government on Friday warned Nigerians against the consumption of frozen chicken.

It stated that such processed chicken causes kidney and other diseases.

Minister of State for Agriculture, Heineken Lokpobiri, told State House correspondents that the warning was given during a meeting with Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo held with the president of the Poultry Farmers’ Association of Nigeria Mr Ayoola Oduntan.

The minister noted that “Most times, they use what they use to preserve dead bodies (to preserve frozen chicken) and it causes harm to the kidney.”

Lokpobiri said the meeting specifically charged the Nigeria Customs Service to improve its surveillance in order to stop importation of frozen chicken.

On those hoarding maize, he said government will not buy from them.

“What we have is a programme that’ll deliberately grow more maize which will satisfy local and international markets.”

Lokpobiri said government had partly compensated poultry farmers whose farms were destroyed due to avian flu, adding that Osinbajo directed the Ministries of Agriculture and Finance to sort out the outstanding of N1.7 billion.

The meeting was attended by the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun; the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele and the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Hameed Ali.

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Posted: at 25-02-2017 08:56 AM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero

what is the poultry farmers doing to ensure influx of chicken in the market. is it enough to give the warning when there is no substitute what will the people revert to when they want to cook?

Posted: at 25-02-2017 11:01 AM (7 years ago) | Hero

information is power, awareness enables better decision.

Posted: at 25-02-2017 12:12 PM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac

what of frozen fish .....frozen food is just for preservation.

Posted: at 25-02-2017 03:08 PM (7 years ago) | Hero

Na wa ooo

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Posted: at 25-02-2017 08:50 PM (7 years ago) | Hero