The federal government of Nigeria has said it is in the process of investigating how yam said to be of low quality was exported from Nigeria to the United States of America, USA.
Briefing State House correspondents at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, the Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, said FEC discussed a report of how a consignment of yam which was exported from Nigeria to the U.S. was found to be of poor quality.
He had a day earlier informed State House correspondents that 72 tonnes would be exported in the first phase of the programme to the United Kingdom.
He had also said that some tonnes of yam that were exported earlier arrived New York on June 16.
Speaking on Wednesday, the Agriculture Minister said the yam exported to the US was bad, adding that his Ministry would investigate the matter.
He noted that the export were not made by the government but by private individuals.
“ Exporters are private sector people. We will investigate both the company that exported and ask the quarantine department to check and find out why such a consignment left here,” he said.
