- By Yetunde Yekini-Oropo
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has said that his administration would sell rice at half price of the commodity.
Government said this is to cushion the prevalent economic harship among the populace.
The governor also noted that the sale of the commodity would begin with public servants across the board, adding that it is the aspiration of his administration to return the purchasing power of public servants.
He spoke during the Special Iftar (Breaking of Fast) organised for the League of Imams and Alfas in the state at the Presidential Lodge, Abeokuta, on Tuesday evening.
Abiodun said: “We have decided to commence the sale of rice. We will be selling it at the rate of 50% of the actual price.
“We are going to commence with our civil servants. All our public servants across the board will buy rice at half the price.
“What is the reason behind selling to them? What we are trying to do is put them in the position they were before the inflation. The purchasing power that they seem to have lost because of inflation, we are putting them back in that position.”
The governor noted that a committee was set up to oversee the sale of the commodity to residents of the state, adding that selling at 50% discount would avail his administration to continue to buy more to be sold to the people.
He continued: “We have set up a committee. That committee has come up with the modalities on how we will sell the grain so there won’t be issues.