Lagos Government Begins Sales Of Bag Of Rice For Christmas At…

Lagos Government has started selling bag of rice for Christmas at affordable price.

The Lagos State Government, according to Ekohotblog announced that a bag of rice would be sold for ₦20,000 to residents before Christmas.

The initiative is in partnership with Kebbi Government and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

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The Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, made it known to newsmen on Monday in Lagos that about 100,000 bags of 50 kg were being expected for sales at ₦20,000 per bag.

Olusanya said the state government with the Kebbi Government and the Federal Government are working hard to ensure that residents of the state have enough rice for the festive season.

“We are intervening in the area of availability of rice for the festive season, and it will be sold at ₦20,000 per bag.

“The most important thing is that we have rice available, be it Lake Rice or other brands,” she said.

Olusanya also said that the delay in the sale was as a result of the process of production.

“During the festive season, millets have to be polished, mill, and processed before rice will be available.

She restated, “the intervention of the Lagos State Government under the leadership of Mr Babjide Sanwo-Olu, in collaboration with the Federal Government, through CBN and the Governor of Kebbi, is to ensure that we have rice available at lower price points.”

However, Olusanya gave the assurance that the rice had started arriving in Lagos as at last week and more are expected to come in in few days.