Scarcity of the Lagos-Kebbi States collaboration brand of local rice, popularly known as ‘LAKE Rice’, has hit the Lagos markets, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
NAN correspondents’ visits to some of the major markets and distribution outlets within the state showed that there were no LAKE Rice on display or in stock for sale to consumers.
Some retail traders at major markets and distributors of the product told NAN that they had yet to restock after exhausting the stocks they had since September and October.
One of the distributors, Mrs Augustina Nwanze, said she was still expecting new stocks which she had ordered for since October.
“I paid for new stocks of the product but unfortunately they had yet to be delivered.
“Once l receive a phone call from Alausa to come and pick the products, l will go and pick them.
“The delivery is usually on first come first serve, so l am waiting for my turn,” Nwanze said.
Another distributor, Mrs Bimbo Ogun, said she ran out of stocks since early November.
“Since then, l have been waiting for new supplies from the state secretariat.
“The product (LAKE Rice) is not readily available like the foreign rice.
“The state government is still fine-tuning ways to flood the market with the product.
“I have been telling my customers to be patience as the product will soon be available, especially since it is festive season, “ she said.
Ogun explained that she sold the rice along with the other goods, saying that now that the product was not available, other goods had been sustaining her.
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A senior member of staff in the state Ministry of Agriculture who pleaded anonymity, told NAN that the product was not available now for sale to the public.
“There has been some logistics challenge which accounted for the delay and scarcity of the rice.
“However, the ministry is working hard to make sure that the product is available especially during the festive season.
“For now, we are appealing to the distributors and customers to bear with us.
‘’A 50kg bag of LAKE Rice sells for N12, 000; 25 kg at N6,000; and 10kg goes for N3,000,’’ he said. http://thenationonlineng.net/scarcity-lake-rice-hits-lagos-markets/

LAKE rice indeed....normal APC scams nothing more.

Lake rice ko
Fake rice ni

Rebagged rice used for propaganda by the obese failure of a governor.

The wanted to copy eastern rice, Propaganda get expiring date, what of Ogun fake pyramid rice

The same question I asked some days ago: where is lake rice?

It seems the propaganda has ended now Ambode isn't coming back. If it were before, they would have started the propaganda in October.

Oja ti burst.

Anambralstson:
The wanted to copy eastern rice, Propaganda get expiring date, what of Ogun fake pyramid rice

no where to be found oooo.

Ziggylady:



LAKE rice indeed....normal APC scams nothing more.

na scam lakerice be jare. a bag of rice is now #22k

ideynl1:
The same question I asked some days ago: where is lake rice?

It seems the propaganda has ended now Ambode isn't coming back. If it were before, they would have started the propaganda in October.

Oja ti burst.

yes

doctokwus:
Rebagged rice used for propaganda by the obese failure of a governor.

lol Ambode scammed lagosians on that oooo.

Johnnyessence:
na scam lakerice be jare. a bag of rice is now #22k

Are you serious??...smh!

Someone should please confirm if Mitros Rice is also available in Ogun. Abi that one too na scam?

Christmas is here already abeg.

Ziggylady:


Are you serious??...smh!

yes dear, I'm very serious.

Ziggylady:



Are you serious??...smh!

yes dear, I'm very serious. A congo of rice now is #750