The Senate President, David Mark, on Wednesday in Abuja cried foul over the N228.5 billion figure claimed to have been used for sugar importation within three years, describing the sum as alarming.

Mr. Mark made the remark while the senate was debating a bill seeking to amend the National Sugar Development Council , NSDC, Act.

He said that this could be described as “a classic example of policy failure”.

“The huge amount used to import sugar is totally unacceptable and in reality, these figures are disturbing. From this, it is clear that some of our problems are self inflicted,” he said.

Mr. Mark also decried the huge amount of waivers given to importers.

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The government should encourage private individuals to set up sugar factories across the country.
They should just replicate what they did with cement manufacturing