Senator representing Nasarawa West Senatorial district, Abdullahi Adamu has says Nigeria is a dumping ground for the lowest quality of milk in the world.
Adamu was reacting to a motion moved by Senator Sabo Mohammed to suspend tariff on some imported goods.
He was emphatic that the Federal government’s effort at encouraging agriculture was being jeopardised by importers.
According to Senator Adamu, they were five diary farming companies producing high quality milk, but the nation has been saturated with the lowest quality milk to the disadvantage of local companies.
“Mr. President, distinguished colleagues, I know we have five diary farmers producing milk in the country. But as I speak, Nigeria is the dumping ground for lowest quality milk.”
Adamu who chairs Senate Committee on Agriculture further said that importers had always bribed Customs officers in order to bring milk into the country.
He accused agencies of government in charge of standards of having failed in their responsibilities for not subjecting imported milk to quality test.”
