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The House of Representative on Wednesday rejected a bill seeking tomake it mandatory for the inclusion of cassava in the production of all flour products in Nigeria.
President Goodluck Jonathan (R), givinga piece of cassava bread to the Vice President Namadi Sambo during the launching of the bread at the FEC meeting in Abuja.
The bill titled: “A bill for an act to providefor the mandatory inclusion of cassava inthe production of all flour in Nigeria and for other matters connected therewith,” subsequently failed to pass second reading.
The bill which is an executive bill had proposed that it was incumbent on the parliament to enact a law that would make its inclusion in all flours compulsoryas it will not only be in line with PresidentGoodluck Jonathan’s initiative on cassava.
President Goodluck Jonathan had launched the cassava bread campaign early this year at the State House, publicly announcing his choice for the bread and encouraging Nigerians and government officials to adopt the variety as a boost for cassava production.
According to the Minister of Agriculture, Adewunmi Adesina the use of cassava flour would save Nigeria N250 billion in foreign exchange from reduced import ofwheat and wheat flour.
Peter Edeh (PDP, Edo) who led the opposition against the bill argued that compelling manufacturers of flour to include cassava would amount to compelling Nigerians to eat products thatmay be injurious to their health.
“30 to 40 per cent of Nigerians are diabetic and it will be unfair to compel them to eat cassava products since mostdiabetic patients are barred from consuming foods such as cassava,” he said.
“It will be impinging on people’s rights and endangering their lives to compulsorily include cassava in what theyeat.”
At the end of the debate, the Deputy Speaker, Emeka Ihedioha conducted a voice vote and the lawmakers unanimously voted ‘Nil’ to the bill.
Majority of lawmakers who kicked against the proposal advised the government to find alternative ways of enhancing the exportation of cassava instead of forcing people to consume it.
Source
http://www.channelstv.com/home/2012/05/23/lawmakers-reject-jonathans-cassava-bread/

The House of Representative on Wednesday rejected a bill seeking tomake it mandatory for the inclusion of cassava in the production of all flour products in Nigeria.
President Goodluck Jonathan (R), givinga piece of cassava bread to the Vice President Namadi Sambo during the launching of the bread at the FEC meeting in Abuja.
The bill titled: “A bill for an act to providefor the mandatory inclusion of cassava inthe production of all flour in Nigeria and for other matters connected therewith,” subsequently failed to pass second reading.
The bill which is an executive bill had proposed that it was incumbent on the parliament to enact a law that would make its inclusion in all flours compulsoryas it will not only be in line with PresidentGoodluck Jonathan’s initiative on cassava.
President Goodluck Jonathan had launched the cassava bread campaign early this year at the State House, publicly announcing his choice for the bread and encouraging Nigerians and government officials to adopt the variety as a boost for cassava production.
According to the Minister of Agriculture, Adewunmi Adesina the use of cassava flour would save Nigeria N250 billion in foreign exchange from reduced import ofwheat and wheat flour.
Peter Edeh (PDP, Edo) who led the opposition against the bill argued that compelling manufacturers of flour to include cassava would amount to compelling Nigerians to eat products thatmay be injurious to their health.
“30 to 40 per cent of Nigerians are diabetic and it will be unfair to compel them to eat cassava products since mostdiabetic patients are barred from consuming foods such as cassava,” he said.
“It will be impinging on people’s rights and endangering their lives to compulsorily include cassava in what theyeat.”
At the end of the debate, the Deputy Speaker, Emeka Ihedioha conducted a voice vote and the lawmakers unanimously voted ‘Nil’ to the bill.
Majority of lawmakers who kicked against the proposal advised the government to find alternative ways of enhancing the exportation of cassava instead of forcing people to consume it.
Source
http://www.channelstv.com/home/2012/05/23/lawmakers-reject-jonathans-cassava-bread/

Shameless people. The same people that disobeyed court order to stop PDP election in Bayelsa state is now obeying the court order. Im smelling Oyinlola and Segun Oni of PDP in this Matter. Adoke and co shouldnt worry, their days are numbered in Nigeria leadership. GOD IS NOT SLEEPING

@ENGENE4GOO...Do you mean if i receive call on this package, i will get bonus too...?

jmaine: Just one of the "dogs and baboons" caught already soaked with blood via practicing the very "peaceful religion" . . .You got the drift init

Yes, and Dont forget John Akpsbu too..Muslim abi?

Hi Nairalander
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Please, Lets us know if you are facing the same problem..Probably, seun can help put this in the front page so that MTN will hear our cries.

[quote author=jamil!][b][/quote]Hmmm, If to say the guy na muslim, this thread would have reached 20pages by now...Nairalanders and their hypocracy..God pass una

jodeci: Facially,he looks like a northerner though.

Bros, You need to consult your eye Doctor. A Northerner doesnt look like this at all, JOHN AKPBU sounds More of Akpu & Ogbono soup eating Bricklayer in Onitsha...Cant u see his picture?

Ideasroole:

I wonder oooooh

robinhoodd2: the suspect is neither an hausa man nor a muslim,who is fooling who?his name is JOHN AKPABU

Thank God People are seeing this, very soon, God will unveil people of his likes that are tarnishing the image of islam in this country.
Im anxiously waiting for the Militant CAN president to react on this. At least, the suspect shares the same name with a Former Pope....

Please, Im using Htc Touch 2 Window 6.5 phone, Is there any way i can use the MTN BIS to browse, Im tired of paying 2k for 500 which just last me only 2 wks....Pls, HELP ME PLZ

glimpse: check dat osun guy,na bh.c him jump-up trouser.

Wetin take Boko Haram join this thread, so if person wear high junper now, na Boko abi,I guess u have not seen Kabiru Sokoto b4.....Pls, use ur brain, Dont allow ur fingers to do the thinking..Btw, Your boyfriend fine reach the guy?

chibus11: ABEG EVERYONE SHOULD MIGRATE TO VISAFONE.THE NETWORK IS THE BEST ( BOTH DATA & VOICE).

Because no one patronizes them......

Hmmm....If this thread can get to frnt page, i wondered why My thread About "The FUNNY PICTURE OF A CHELSEA FAN who turns Prayer warrior in order to win tonight" cant make the front page....Nairalander, check out the thread here
https://www.nairaland.com/941705/funny-picture-chelsea-fan-turns

I just broswed through this picture on facebook and cant help but Laugh, Check out the Pix and Make your comment...
HERE IS THE Source:- http://www.facebook.com/FunnyPikin

onyewec3: Action film don start again! Gan gan,actor no dey die gan gan! Go ahead boko boys.destroy properties alone don't take lives but if u must take lives,take buhari,IBB,abdulsalam,gowon,TY danjuma,namadi sambo,babagida aliyu,SLS,nuhu ribadu,bamanga tukur,and any other northern hausa muslims OK den I will agree u are doing a great job.thanks

To Balance it, Let them also Bomb Edwin Clarke and Obasanjo for imposing this retardeen lameduck to torment Nigerian irrespective of religion, ethnicity age or social status.
Bros abeg swear to God if you didnt Curse jonathan in january.... if you say Yes, then i will know that you are ethno religious Bigot. Shameless shithole

lacasa: Thirded (if therz a word like D̶̲̥̅̊aτ̲̅)

fourthed

pinkrex: I am... In as much as I dont enjoy his policies, I still enjoy a great deal of freedom. Do you have an idea of the pedigree of thirst for power in Buhari? In my State where I come from, he never even deemed it fit to campaign, so why should/will I vote a man I only heard of his dictatorship exploits?

Did Obasanjo came to your place before you he got your vote in his first term....Answer me pls...

grafikii: According to this verse in the bible, there appears to be no difference btw Jesus and mohammed.
Luke 19:27
But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them--bring them here and kill them..

hmmmm

achi4u: to me any muslim from___SE/SS/SW____and their home base are BOKO HARAM.

to me every xtian in NE, NW, NC are criminals looking for ways to exhort money from innocent people in the name of tithe...shioooor

Shocked!!! I thought they said Jonathan is their son....oh, its unfair oooh. Have they forgotten our president's middle namw AZIKWE.... How time flies

sabreena289: i think u are the big fool...dat cannot use his common sense....slowpoke

Bros.....Why should u let the whole world know that u just registered on Nairaland about an hr ago..Peeps...Check out his profile

Gaiden k: This thread that concerns muslims now fuels hate abi?,but when it concerns Christianity and GODS ministers its a comic relief for both muslims and so called christians,humans are just funny,this is a lesson for the Christians,see as the muslims has united in the defense of their religion,u all should learn to stop making a mockery of ur Faith,nobody can mock CHRIST he is GOD,that's why islam is always a threat because they hv one voice when it concerns their religion.

hmmmmm

gboss4sure: The SSS where una dey?. Almajiris has finished ooo and they are trying to recruit new bombers. Thread should be locked, poster traced and arrested then questioned. He might give some useful informations

Go buy Key to lock am

tunapawizzy: This thread is evil..@op u'r either devilish or myopic in reasoning. u should go get a life instead of being an agent of confusion n division. @moderator this thread is a threat to naija's already battered unity..u know what to do. That BBM should be monitored by security agents. Awon weyrey lasan lasan..na so dem dey start..later fighting 4 Allah go enta am..Dear sane muslims, pls don't join..reading Ur Quran n praying 5 times daily (not killing) will lead you 2 Paradise jare.. N dere r no 7 virgins anywhere waiting 4 anybody

If it is CAC BBM now, it wont be myopic abi...non sense

omenziate: Next will b BBM for Shia Nigerian Muslims and then Sunni Nigerian Muslims and ultimately Suicide bombers Nigerian Muslim.

who is stoping u from starting Jehova witness BBM THREAD.....na by force to talk here?

helpee: Whaoh. Boko haram is becoming more sophisticated than you can imagine. So they want to start coordinating their attacks using BBM now. It will be so easy to upload videos of bombing now. If the SSS are up and doing, this thread should have been locked and the OP tracked and charged for trying to recruit suicide bombers

Oya...go call sss to arrest the thread...oponu

ismhab: i am interested, send me ur account number so that i can send u the money.

My bros..:..Be careful ooooh

oayombo: Op registered about 20mins ago and started a thread....na so d thing dey start o..bbm group for muslims. All of una wey go join, be careful of infiltrations o...pls don't let anyone feed u with that virgin nonsense o, this is one of the ways those hediots recruit suicide bombers o.

Oh.....You can as well teach us the science of kidnapping & Militancy.....Werenson