Erekesan Market (Oja Oba) both in Ado Ekiti.To prevent undue profiteering and sales racketeering, each buyer is only entitled to buy maximum of five rubbers at N500 each.
The arrival of Gaari BAO couldn’t have come at a better time as the commodity represents an indispensable staple food in the menu of many families. Apparently impressed with the initiative, some of the beneficiaries who urged the state government to sustain the initiative advocated that the sales should be extended to other food products like rice, beans, yam flour, palm oil, vegetable oil and chickens which use to be very expensive during the Yuletide period.
A beneficiary, Mrs Kemi Alonge said: “I was surprised on arriving at the market to discover that they are selling Gaari BAO at N500 per rubber. I had bought my own five rubbers because it is a very good opportunity. We thank our Governor for this.”
Another buyer, Mrs Rachel Ajewole said: “God bless our Governor for this initiative because this will make life easier for the masses. But we want to suggest that it should also be extended to other food items like beans, rice, yam flour, palm oil, vegetable oil, plantain and chicken which come with high prices during festive period.”
This is another populist initiative from the stable of an administration that prioritizes the welfare of the masses and always looking for ways to reduce their suffering. Governor Oyebanji will not rest on his oars until his dream of achieving food security, abundance and turning Ekiti into a food production and export hub which partners like MAO Organic Farms Limited have keyed into.
