enemyofprogress:
Omo, hunger bad o. Folake4u, funkybabee, Sweetplum, odefagirl, Dpen11, Midehi3, Holluwhakemmy, iyangbali, mannabbqgrils, enemyofpeace and Mynd44 were all there.

Kukutente23:
Good

But the first question is how sustainable this is? Will the states be buying food and selling at discounted price going forward? .

Secondly is that this is a distortion of the same market reforms Tinubu claimed to be carrying out. If you're creating a parallel market for goods, you are opening the market as a whole up for abuse and disruption in supply as the state certainly has more purchasing power than other marketers. A model closer home is the fuel subsidy that's being grappled with today.

The states and FG should instead invest in agriculture on a mechanised scale while giving food stamps to low income earners to augment their supplies.

LibertyRep:


The name 'Ounje Eko'.
In the past, Lagos, being a mini Nigeria would most likely have used a more cosmopolitan name for the initiative. Hence my comment.

chopnaira:

It's not handouts. They are buying at 25% discount.

Villa12:
your useless leaders has a mission, which is to improvished the people. Sadly, they've achieved their mission and the next is to throw food at them like almajiri at the IDP camp or like those in the war

press9jatv:
Ounje Eko!

Mammoth crowds as Lagos discounted food markets begin sales:

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/X5cxfRx9cUrinkLo/?mibextid=WC7FNe




https://thenationonlineng.net/just-in-mammoth-crowd-as-lagos-discounted-food-markets-commence-sales/

omoredia:



Who pays for the difference? What we should understand is that in life nothing is really free the difference is either u know what u are paying or u don't.

finni:
One major advantage of this initiative is that it will force the greedy market women and men to reverse back to reasonable prices.

decatalyst:


How is this initiative a "Yoruba" thing?

northbird:


Not necessarily paying the difference. For instance a big loaf of bread hovers around 1000-1200. Some even sell 950 naira.

So if LASG meets bakeries and says OK we need 10,000 loaves every Sunday and we need a discount. I'm sure a lot of bakeries would rather bake @ even 900 naira/loaf for 10,000 units than wait to bake 500 units @ 1 000/loaf

It's a win for all the parties( LASG, bakeries and the residents of Lagos)

JohnnA1:
And will NEVER be the same.

YorubaFirst#

northbird:


Not necessarily paying the difference. For instance a big loaf of bread hovers around 1000-1200. Some even sell 950 naira.

So if LASG meets bakeries and says OK we need 10,000 loaves every Sunday and we need a discount. I'm sure a lot of bakeries would rather bake @ even 900 naira/loaf for 10,000 units than wait to bake 500 units @ 1 000/loaf


Who will sell at a discount to a govt that is getting federal allocation for free? Think nah. Lagos gets more money than it can think of what to do with.

It's a win for all the parties( LASG, bakeries and the residents of Lagos)

LibertyRep:


The name 'Ounje Eko'.
In the past, Lagos, being a mini Nigeria would most likely have used a more cosmopolitan name for the initiative. Hence my comment.

NorthernAgender:
No lagosians wouldn't understand that simple sentence you can't dictate to the owner .

tamdun:

Na envy dey worry am

NorthernAgender:
Anyone can go there although I don't really understand your gibberish but seems sound tribalism.Im Hausa and went there get my food..Even the poster is your brother while many Yoruba still not aware that something like this was open.

northbird:


Not necessarily paying the difference. For instance a big loaf of bread hovers around 1000-1200. Some even sell 950 naira.

So if LASG meets bakeries and says OK we need 10,000 loaves every Sunday and we need a discount. I'm sure a lot of bakeries would rather bake @ even 900 naira/loaf for 10,000 units than wait to bake 500 units @ 1 000/loaf

It's a win for all the parties( LASG, bakeries and the residents of Lagos)

NoToPile:
They first said it's a scam

Now they are saying people queuing are queuing like IDP.

As they are orderly like this and no stampede some are not happy as no bad news to make headlines

People that have taken advantage of the 25percent off have taken advantage, at least they can day govt did something for them even if it's small.

If you are not going the buy the subsidized stuff leave those who will abi.

Tatata chochocho wail and wail on what you are not interested in.

LibertyRep:
The name 'Ounje Eko'.
In the past, Lagos, being a mini Nigeria would most likely have used a more cosmopolitan name for the initiative. Hence my comment.

Octopusssy:
Knowing my fellow Nigerians, they will go there, buy and resell at the ridiculous prices that are currently prevailing.