ponmo

ponmo

Dr Sunny Ekwunife, a medical consultant at Ultra Modern Clinic, Government House, Awka, Anambra state, has said the consumption of cow skin (ponmo) is unhealthy.

Speaking with NAN on Monday, August 24, in Awka, Ekwunife said there is no truth in the claims that eating ponmo is good for the elderly.

“How can a damaged motor-tyre that has chemical components added to it while producing, add anything good to a cow skin which undergoes a process of roasting with its flame add to the human body?” he asked.

According to him, the animal skin has no proven medical or nutritional value, but rather it is unhealthy and should be put to better use.

“It is mere waste of the cow skin for our people to be consuming it by eating which is a waste on its own