This is the kind of good news Nigerians are waiting to read – their staple food, rice, is likely to sell below N9,000 before December, 2016! A bag presently goes for between 18,000 and 21,000 naira.

The agro-business scheme run by the Lagos State government in Kebbi State will put an end to the high cost, Chairman, Alimosho Local Government in Lagos, Mr. Ganiyu Quadri, said recently.

Quadri gave the assurance while receiving a delegation of Rotary Club of Akowonjo 9110, led by its District-Governor, Patrick Ikheloa, and President, Shola Abidakun.

According to the council chief, the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration in Lagos swung into agro-business to ensure food security for its people.

“By the end of this year, or first quarter next year, things will change in Lagos. Already, we are into agro-business in Kebbi State. We have massive land on which we planted grains, among which is rice, our people’s staple food. And it is expected that the truck-loads of rice will storm Lagos soon.

“So, I can assure you that before the end of this year, the price of a bag of rice, which is N18,000, will drop to N9,000.”

Quadri, who regretted the financial strains in which councils found themselves, said one of the mandates of sole administrators was to see how they could pay up debts owed by councils.

Earlier, the Rotary Club’s President, Abidakun, who said the club was welcoming its governor, Ikheloa, to the district, stressed the need for partnership between the Rotary Club and government organs in alleviating the people’s suffering.

 Source The Nation