Lagos state government yesterday commenced the sale of Lake Rice in designated centres as announced for the forthcoming Eid el-Kabir celebrations.
In most of the sale centres visited, residents were seen queuing up and buying the item in orderly manner.
50kg of the rice was sold for N12, 000, 25kg for N6,000 and 10kg for N2500.
It was also observed that residents were allowed to buy just one bag each per person.
At the Agricultural Development Authority (ADA) in Agege, one of the designated sale centres, residents were seen buying the item.
Speaking after buying the item, a Veterinary Doctor, Mr. Bayo Olufunwa, commended the orderly manner with which the sale was handled, saying that it did not take him too long to buy the rice.
“I have been buying this Lake Rice since inception when they started selling it in this area and I find the rice very good, very delicious. In fact it is better than the other rice I am used to,” he said.
