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| The President of Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) Mr. Ezekiel Ibrahim |
The President of Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) Mr.
Ezekiel Ibrahim Mam has commended the administration of the President Mohammadu
Buhari for his political will to close all the land borders against illegal
importation of banned items into the country. He made the commendation in an
exclusive with Foodfarmnews in Abuja.
Mr. Mam who remarked that this was the first time the
enforcement of the ten-year ban policy on some poultry items would be enforced
through the serious manning of the porous borders said the sustenance of the
directive would reduce incidence of cancer usually occasioned by imported
chickens.
The PAN President said the positive impact of the policy was
already taking the tolls on smugglers while the positive effects on farmers as
there would be increase in productivity as market is now created for home grown
foods and livestock.
His words: ‘’ the ban on some agricultural commodities have
been in place for the past 10 years, but the closure of land borders to
checkmate the porous ones have never been this effective. Now the closure of
border has limited the activities of smugglers, while it has increased demand
for our products. Our members are better off now than before. The greatest challenge
of the country is our inability to secure our border. Whereas most developed
countries always fortified their border with military presence so that illegal
people would not gain access with their smuggled contrabands, our own borders
here are too porous to invaders.’’
Speaking on the health implication, he said that ‘’ we are
much happy as there is higher demand now for our chickens. Imported frozen
chickens cause cancer which is very rampant in some of the country. When you
eat healthy, one will not need to go to the hospital. Go to Lagos, Ibadan and
Port Harcourt to see people who are sick as result of cancer. This has to stop.’’
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