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The government through the Trade Ministry is set to lay before Parliament a Constitutional Instrument (C.I) seeking to restrict the importation of some selected items into the country. The sector minister, Kobina Tahir (K.T) Hammond has said the items, numbering about 22, include rice, cement, offal (popularly called “yemuadie” in Ghana), and diapers. KT Hammond who doubles as the Adansi Asokwa Member of Parliament (MP) disclosed this while addressing the media on Monday. “Stomach of animals, bladder and the chunk of intestines (yemuadie), the country puts in an amount of about $164 million towards the importation of these items. We are taking…