CHRISTMAS: AMBODE APPROVES SALES OF LAKE RICE FOR N12, 000

IKEJA, Lagos, Nigeria – The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the sales of LAKE Rice for the yuletide season. The Lagos, Kebbi(LAKE) RICE sells for N12, 000 per 50kg bag.

They are sold at Blue Roof, LTV 8 and these areas.

The Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Oluwatoyin Suarau who disclosed this in his office today assured residents that the present administration will continue to ensure adequate production and a fair distribution of the rice across the state.

He added that the product will be made available to the masses at the various accredited centers in the state during the festive period and beyond.

Said he, “Residents can buy the product from the Lagos Television (LTV) Complex, Agidingbi-Ikeja; Farm Service Centre Odogunyan-Ikorodu; Farmers Mart Surulere; Agric Input Supply Authority (LAISA) Ojo; Agricultural Development Authority (ADA) Oko Oba, Agege; Farmers Mart, Ajah and Farm Service Centre, Temu-Epe”

The Commissioner noted that the need to ensure that Lake Rice circulate into the nooks and crannies of the state is key in the State government’s drive to attain food sufficiency stressing that food production and self-sufficiency have been given priority attention at State’s policy and strategic levels.

Surau while noting that the price of the rice has not changed stressed that State government will continue to maintain the price of the product to make it affordable citizens.

He added that that monitoring mechanism has been put in place to ensure fair sales of the product in all centres on the basis of first-come, first-serve stressing also that logistics have been put in place to ensure that residents get the products at the nearest designated centre without any hassle and in an atmosphere devoid rancour.