Lagos expands fresh food market with 'Ounje Eko' scheme, slashes prices by 25%

The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, who disclosed this, noted that staples such as rice, beans, garri, bread, eggs, tomatoes, pepper, among others, will be available at the markets.

After weeks of experimenting with the Fresh Food Market model, where food stuffs sold for discounted price, the Lagos State Government today rolled out an expanded scheme across five divisions in the State, where various food items would sell at 25% discount.

The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, who disclosed this, noted that staples such as rice, beans, garri, bread, eggs, tomatoes, pepper, among others, will be available at the markets.

For the purpose of the scheme, Lagos has been divided into five divisions namely Ikeja, Ikorodu, Epe, Badagry and Lagos (Eko).

Omotoso added that a voucher system will be introduced at the markets in the pilot phase, with the aim of stemming sharp practices and ensure the items on sale reaches a large number of Lagosians.

According to him, “Independent payment solution providers and food vendors have been identified and carefully selected to operate the process. They will also provide real-time data on the exercise f…