- Residents in the FCT have complained bitterly over the difficulty in locating the sales points of FG’s affordable rice
- Residents who spoke to the press voiced their frustrations, with some revealing they paid N84k for a bag of rice, far exceeding the promised subsidised price of N40k
- The Minister of Agriculture, Abubakar Kyari earlier noted that the rice distribution would follow a one person, one bag policy to prevent hoarding and ensure fairness
Food and Agriculture Minister Kyari launched the subsidised rice last week in Abuja.
Photo credit: Federal Ministry of Minister of Agriculture and Food SecuritySource: FacebookCheap rice: Residents lament access to locate sales pointI only heard the government is selling rice at N40,000 per bag, I dont know where the stores are located, not to talk of how to buy, she said.I had to buy a bag of rice for N84,000 on Friday from a wholesaler who even claimed it was a wholesale price, she added.The day I heard about the N40,000 per bag of rice I knew it would not be realistic because of the way the government has been treating us, he said.
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