Agric Ministry denies spending N18.9bn on bush clearing

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Wednesday, refuted spending of N18.9 billion on bush clearing during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown as alleged by the House Representatives Committee on Public Account.

This was contained in a statement signed by the Director, Information, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Joel Oruche.

According to the Ministry, the alleged amount stated by the House Committee on Public Account was quoted out of context.

The Ministry also cleared that the alleged summon was not true as nothing of such has been served the Ministry by the House Committee on Public Accounts.