After weeks of experimenting with the Fresh Food Market model, where food stuffs sold for discounted price, the Lagos State Government today rolled out an expanded scheme across five divisions in the State, where various food items would sell at 25% discount.
The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, who disclosed this, noted that staples such as rice, beans, garri, bread, eggs, tomatoes, pepper, among others, will be available at the markets.
For the purpose of the scheme, Lagos has been divided into five divisions namely Ikeja, Ikorodu, Epe, Badagry and Lagos (Eko).
Omotoso added that a voucher system will be introduced at the markets in the pilot phase, with the aim of stemming sharp practices and ensure the items on sale reaches a large number of Lagosians.
According to him, “Independent payment solution providers and food vendors have been identified and carefully selected to operate the process. They will also provide real-time data on the exercise for monitoring. For the purpose of transparency, prices of the items have also been listed.
“A 5kg bag of rice would sell for N5,325 while 1kg goes for N1,065; 5kg bag of Beans – N6,225 while 1kg would sell for N1,245. Prices of other staple food items will also be made available through various media outlets,” he said.
He added that the markets will open across Lagos with 27 locations in Ikeja; six in Lagos Island; nine in Ikorodu; five in Epe; and 10 in Badagry divisions.
