17th March, 2024
By Olayinka Olawale
Residents of Surulere and its environs on Sunday trooped out in large numbers to the centre of “Ounje Eko,” Lagos Discounted Food programme, to purchase food items at cheaper prices.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that residents arrived as early as 6.00 a.m. at Lagos Progressive Junior Secondary School, Surulere, to benefit from the state government’s discounted food programme.
NAN reports that the programme which was meant to start at 11.00 a.m., started one hour late due to the unavailability of vouchers.
Dr Adewunmi Adeyemi, Market Leader for Lagos Progressive Junior Secondary School, Surulere, under the Ounje Eko project, said shoppers were only be allowed to purchase items using vouchers.
He said the target of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu was for residents to get food at cheap and at discounted prices.
He said the state government paid 25 per cent of the cost of the food items while the shoppers paid 75 per cent.
He said the items on sale included eggs, bread, pepper, onions, tomatoes, rice, garri and beans.