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I Did Not Say Rice Is Expensive Because Nigerians Eat Too Much Rice - Ogbeh by RoyalMail: 2:23pm On Sep 15, 2016 |
The Hon. Minister of Agriculture and Rural development – Chief Audu Ogbeh has dismissed news report quoting him as saying 'Nigerians eat too much rice, that’s why it is expensive'. "This is totally false, misleading and a sheer display of irresponsible journalism, reckless sensationalism, and poor ethics," the minister said. He noted with disappointment that the mischievous headline in question was completely at variance with the content of the news story. The Minister decried the deliberate misinformation by the media which has become a frequent occurrence and calls for caution, self-censorship and ethical compliance by journalists and social media activists. For the avoidance of doubts, the minister stated that during a recent meeting he held with an indigenous Agro Company investing in the production of Irish Potato in Nigeria, he did talk about the health risk associated with the excessive consumption of rice and advised Nigerians to occasionally substitute rice with potato for improved diet. Chief Ogbeh wondered how the statement attributed to him in the headline came about when no supporting statement or quote was provided in the content of the news report. He advised Nigerians to beware of misleading headlines; pay close attention to media reports that come with such and should challenge the Press to abide by their professional ethics. Source: http://www.ajayiwrites.com/2016/09/i-did-not-say-rice-is-expensive-because.html 2 Likes
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Re: I Did Not Say Rice Is Expensive Because Nigerians Eat Too Much Rice - Ogbeh by RoyalMail: 2:23pm On Sep 15, 2016 |
I thought as much... lalasticlala 2 Likes |
Re: I Did Not Say Rice Is Expensive Because Nigerians Eat Too Much Rice - Ogbeh by tempest01(m): 2:30pm On Sep 15, 2016 |
RoyalMail:You dey work for royal mail? |
Re: I Did Not Say Rice Is Expensive Because Nigerians Eat Too Much Rice - Ogbeh by ojun50(m): 2:33pm On Sep 15, 2016 |
I am nt understanding, is rice now selling for 8k |
Re: I Did Not Say Rice Is Expensive Because Nigerians Eat Too Much Rice - Ogbeh by RoyalMail: 2:55pm On Sep 15, 2016 |
tempest01: Care to send some stuffs? 1 Like |
Re: I Did Not Say Rice Is Expensive Because Nigerians Eat Too Much Rice - Ogbeh by Nobody: 3:03pm On Sep 15, 2016 |
They are now feeling the pains of what the media did to GEJ. They opened the can of worm I doubt if anyone knows how to put it in back... 1 Like |
Re: I Did Not Say Rice Is Expensive Because Nigerians Eat Too Much Rice - Ogbeh by Jesusloveyou: 3:10pm On Sep 15, 2016 |
ipods with their flat heads always read headlines becos of their hatred for good work pmb is doing. trying by all means to instigate the good people of nigeria not to have great hope on the good things to come to their life. they want us to go back to egypt, to go back to our vomit. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: I Did Not Say Rice Is Expensive Because Nigerians Eat Too Much Rice - Ogbeh by obailala(m): 4:10pm On Sep 15, 2016 |
Sometimes we need to start arresting these journalists reporting rubbish. |
Re: I Did Not Say Rice Is Expensive Because Nigerians Eat Too Much Rice - Ogbeh by nototribalist: 4:17pm On Sep 15, 2016 |
He's a liar. He said it. Even this useless source is questionable |
Re: I Did Not Say Rice Is Expensive Because Nigerians Eat Too Much Rice - Ogbeh by Decibel: 4:38pm On Sep 15, 2016 |
You never see anything |
Re: I Did Not Say Rice Is Expensive Because Nigerians Eat Too Much Rice - Ogbeh by Decibel: 4:39pm On Sep 15, 2016 |
Damage control |
Re: I Did Not Say Rice Is Expensive Because Nigerians Eat Too Much Rice - Ogbeh by tempest01(m): 4:56pm On Sep 15, 2016 |
RoyalMail: Lol...royal mail UK our royal mail nigeria? |
Re: I Did Not Say Rice Is Expensive Because Nigerians Eat Too Much Rice - Ogbeh by RoyalMail: 5:03pm On Sep 15, 2016 |
tempest01: All join... All na Royal |
Re: I Did Not Say Rice Is Expensive Because Nigerians Eat Too Much Rice - Ogbeh by Mustay(m): 5:33pm On Sep 15, 2016 |
Swift response from the Ministry - I was going to highlight this in the original story itself. Even from the story on Daily Post that posted this headline, you could easily highlight the needless sensationalism the online paper sought to achieve - http://dailypost.ng/2016/09/14/nigerians-eat-much-rice-thats-expensive-audu-ogbe/ The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, on Wednesday in Abuja said Nigerian businessmen demanded 2.5 billion dollars (about N492 billion) a week for importation of goods and services into the country. The potato thingy makes sense when you consider the event where he made this statement. Looking at the misleading headline by Daily Post, do Nigerians eat too much rice Yes, that's why it is a staple food but we have to ask ourselves this question - why do we import what we consume when we can produce and even export an unpolished and 'healthier' local rice Remember when Sanusi callled for more investment in rice production in Nigeria in 2013 He advised that the N365 billion set aside for rice importation annually should be invested in massive rice production. He had previously stated that the country spent about $1bn (N155bn) on the importation of rice in 2010. Even when FG bans importation of rice, why is it sill being smuggled via the borders Are we a thinking nation at all Who is doing who Emefiele was also quoted making the following remarks: In 2013, we were declared the world’s largest importer of tomato paste On a lighter note, I find it interesting when Audu Ogbeh usually inserts the health risk of some of our practices. Here, he talked about rice being ascernic, last week he talked about the health effects of grinding pepper with machines. |
Re: I Did Not Say Rice Is Expensive Because Nigerians Eat Too Much Rice - Ogbeh by Izonpikin: 5:41pm On Sep 15, 2016 |
Who is this freaking ajayi that should be feeding us news.. What the hell... |
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