Eid-el-Kabir: Lagos Government Begins Sales of Cheap Lake Rice

Lagos State government on Tuesday said it would begin the supply of Lake Rice in preparation for the forthcoming Eid-el-Kabir celebration, noting that the sale “has been scheduled to commence tomorrow in various centres across the state.”

According to the state Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Oluwatoyin Suarau, who disclosed this in a statement, the state Governor, Akinwumi Ambode, “has since inception, embarked on agricultural policies and programmes that will enhance the availability of food in the state.”

Suarau added that the administration “will always remain committed to ensuring that the state remains a food secured place.

"It will ensure adequate production and distribution of the rice across the state. It will be made available to the masses in all accredited centres in the state.”

The commissioner listed the distribution centres to include all 57 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs); the Agricultural Development Area Complex, Oko-Oba, Agege; LTV Blue Roof Complex, Agidingbi, Ikeja, and other designated centres across the state.

He added that 50 kilogrammes bag of Lake Rice would only cost N12,000; 25kg N6,000 and 10kg for N2,500, noting that the rice “is for all Lagos residents irrespective of their religion or tribes.”