By Olajide Idowu (08032822525)
Osogbo, Jan. 13, 2021 Osun Government on Wednesday appealed to Ponmo Dealers Association, Osun Chapter, to join forces with the Osun State Ministry of Agriculture to prevent importation of contaminated cow skin, popularly called “Ponmo” or “Kanda”, into the state.
According to it, the most worrisome are the “ponmos’’ soaked with formalin disinfectants.
Mr Adedayo Adewole, the Commissioner for Agriculture, in a statement by Mrs Segilola Babalola, the Press Officer of Osun Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, gave the charge during a stakeholders meeting with the Ponmo Dealers Association in Osun.
The forum was organised by the Department of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in Osogbo.
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By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo
Osun state Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Adedayo Adewole has warned the public to be wary of bad cow skin popularly known as ‘ponmo’ in circulation.
This is as the Commissioner also urged Ponmo Dealers’ Association in the state to join forces with the Ministry of Agriculture to prevent importation of bad ‘Ponmo’ into the state, especially the ones soaked with formaline disinfectants.
A statement issued by the Ministry’s Information Officer, Segilola Babalola, stated that Adedayo gave the charge during stakeholders meeting with Ponmo Dealers’ Association organised by the Department of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in Osogbo.