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Ogun governor Abiodun unveils subsidised rice sales

POSTED ON October 11, 2024 •   Breaking News      BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun

The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, unveiled the sale of Federal Government subsidised rice in the state.

The governor disclosed that his administration would soon begin implementing the sale of other subsidised foodstuffs across the 20 local governments of the state.

Abiodun noted that the implementation of the scheme across the state would help deepen the reach of the initiative, adding that food items like garri, rice, and beans would be sold at largely subsidised prices.

The governor made this known during the ceremony held at the Arcade Ground of the governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.

Abiodun said, “We will soon be implementing our version of this scheme from each local government, meaning we will implement this across the 20 local government areas of the state to deepen the reach into our grassroots.

“We will be selling food items like garri, rice, and beans at heavily subsidised prices.”

The governor, who noted that both the federal and state governments believed that the key to sustainable development lies in being strategic, guided by the principles of inclusiveness, transparency, fairness, and accountability, commended the state’s Head of Service and his team for a job well done.

He said that the distribution would cover groups like civil servants at both the federal and state levels, organised private sector, artisans, trade unions, non-governmental organisations, student bodies, market women, community development associations, and traditional and religious organisations, among others.

He assured the people of the state that the office of the Head of Service and the Ministry of Agriculture, along with the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), had developed a well-structured template that would ensure a wide and equitable spread of the commodity across the 20 local governments of the state.

The governor said that with the unveiling of the sale of the subsidised rice in Abeokuta for Ogun Central Senatorial District, that of Ilaro for Ogun West Senatorial District and Ijebu-Ode for Ogun East Senatorial District would also take off immediately.

The governor commended President Bola Tinubu for the initiative, which he said was a testament to his commitment to tackle the issue of food inflation, adding that the president had shown capacity and love for the people of the country.

He noted that if the sale and distribution of petroleum products were not liberalised by the government, it would have cost the country over N11 trillion in a year.

In his remarks, the Head of Service, Mr. Kehinde Onasanya, said that the initiative was powered by the Federal Government to enhance the livelihoods of the citizens.

Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, who was represented by Mrs. Ayo Ajayi, commended the state for having the best template for the sale of subsidised rice, adding that the Federal Government would be making use of the template in other states of the country.

Kyari noted that the initiative, which is intended to bring relief to the people, would go a long way in reducing the price of foodstuffs, stating that the procedure involved verification of the National Identity Number (NIN) and the payment of the sum of N40,000 for the subsidised 50 kilogrammes of rice using the Automated Teller Machine (ATM).

In his remarks, the state chairman of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners, Waheed Oloyede, commended Governor Abiodun for the continuous release of funds for the settlement of the gratuities of pensioners in the state.

He praised the governor for being the first in the country to key into the initiative of the Federal Government with the launch of the programme.

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