Ounje Eko: Residents hail govt’s responsiveness, seek extension of sales beyond April 7
Residents of Ejigbo and Badagry in Lagos State have commended the government for the ‘Ounje Eko’ discounted market initiative and have sought its extension beyond April 7.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that residents in large numbers besieged the venues of the market at Model Primary School, Ejigbo, and St. Thomas Primary School in Badagry on Sunday, the last day of the exercise.
Among the items sold at the market at a discounted price were eggs, rice, garri, onions, peppers, and bread.
The residents commended the seamless exercise at the Ounje Eko discounted market.
A resident at the Ejigbo market, Mrs. Omolara Bashiru, said that she arrived early to register in order to purchase some food items.
Bashiru said that the prices of food items have remained unchanged since the beginning of the programme.
She said that the government opened to locations in Ejigbo due to the outcry of residents over the initial market at Jakande Estate, Oke-Afa, which was not accessible to all.
Also speaking, another resident, Mr. Uzor Okeke, said that he had issues with the network at the point of purchase, and the transaction was declined.
Okeke said he was debited, but the transaction never went through.
He said that what surprised him most was that when he got to the market, his issue and others who had similar challenges had already been noted by the market officials, and they were assured that they would be refunded.
Okeke commended everyone involved in the exercise, saying that they really did a good job while appealing for an extension of the market.
Speaking, Mrs. Halimat Adeniji, Deputy Director, Ministry of Agriculture, Lagos State, and the Coordinator at the market, said that the exercise had been peaceful.
Also, Mrs. Funmilayo Fasasi, a resident at the Badagry market, said that the government initiative had enabled her family to survive the economic hardship in the country.
“Discount Market is a good initiative. Since March, I have been patronizing this place, buying my family’s needs, which include eggs, bread, rice, pepper, and garri, for just N15,000.
“At the regular market, I can’t spend less than N25,000, but with the Ounje Eko Discount Market, I have been saving a minimum of N10,000 since the beginning of the initiative.
“The market has saved more people and even enabled some families to eat a balanced diet.
“We are appealing to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to extend the market until the economic hardship is over.
“The initiative has saved many families from hunger and starvation,” she said.
Speaking in the same vein, Mr. Friday Ajasa, a civil servant, said the initiative had given both salary earners and rich people in Badagry the opportunity to buy at affordable prices.
“The market has provided an opportunity so many distant relatives to meet and buy items at cheaper prices.
“The government should please extend the initiative for the benefit of those who cannot afford the present economic hardship.
“We are benefiting from the market, so the government should continue till we recover from economic hardship,” he said.
Alhaja Nusirat Hammed, the coordinator of the market in Badagry, commended all security and waste management agencies for providing a conducive environment in the markets.
She said that the onus was on Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his cabinet to decide whether to extend the initiative or not.
NAN reports that the Ounje Eko Discount Markets Initiative was created by LASG to cushion the effects of economic hardship by reducing 25 percent of the prices of items.
The markets, located in all local government areas and local council development areas (LCDA) in Lagos, started from March 17 to April 7. (NAN)
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