{"id":86878,"date":"2021-10-10T12:54:56","date_gmt":"2021-10-10T11:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=86878"},"modified":"2021-10-10T12:54:56","modified_gmt":"2021-10-10T11:54:56","slug":"rice-farmers-flay-mismanagement-allegations-say-report-misleading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/rice-farmers-flay-mismanagement-allegations-say-report-misleading\/","title":{"rendered":"Rice Farmers Flay Mismanagement Allegations, Say Report Misleading\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, (RIFAN) has reacted to allegation of lack of focus and misplaced priority levelled against it.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a statement published by an online platform and attributed to one Shariff M. M Alhassan, the leadership of the Niger State chapter of RIFAN was accused of diversion of fund meant to boost rice production for personal comfort of certain members and their cronies.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A statement signed by RIFAN spokesman RIFAN, Niger Comrade,\u00a0 Comrade Ibrahim Yusuf, however disproved the allegations.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Comrade Yusuf maintained that there was no iota of truth in the report which\u00a0 he described as misleading, unverifiable with intent to discredit the association.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said:&#8221; The attention of our forum has been drawn to the unverifiable allegations against the coordinator of Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria,\u00a0 Niger State chapter,\u00a0 in a publication purportedly written\u00a0 \u00a0by one\u00a0 Shariff M. M Alhassan .<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;RIFAN\u00a0 as a critical stakeholder in the affairs of the nation,\u00a0 we consider the allegation as a mere tale orchestrated to discredit us.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;It&#8217;s on record that Niger RIFAN remains the leading state in terms of rice production and the\u00a0 Ministry of Agriculture and other state and federal government intervention agencies\u00a0 food\u00a0 can attest to this fact.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">We challenge the\u00a0 Shariff M. M Alhassan to name the warehouse the rice he claimed were procured were\u00a0 \u00a0stored by RIFAN Niger state or any actual corruption practice indulged by the association.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">We again restated our position that the report was meant\u00a0 \u00a0to create rancor in our rank\u00a0 and misinform the public and good people of Niger State. Why did the reporter not make efforts to hear our own side to balance his sensational report which\u00a0 we believe was meant to pursue a sinister motive?&#8221;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The association further &#8220;called on the public to disregard this purported tale as we remain focused and committed in boosting local rice production\u00a0 in Niger state.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;It&#8217;s noteworthy to state that the pragmatic leadership of Niger State RIFAN has\u00a0 earned\u00a0 it\u00a0 accolades in terms of\u00a0 numerous awards . 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