Easter celebration Sawoolu declares ounje eko Sunday market to open on good friday., Sanwoolu

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has directed that the discounted sales programme ‘Ounje of food items code named Eko’ Sunday Market should take place on Friday, March 29, 2024. 

This declaration was contained in a statement by the Lagos state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, on Thursday.

According to the statement, Sanwo-Olu’s directive was in the spirit of the Easter celebration.

The statement partly reads, “Vendors will be at the 57 centres across the five divisions of the state, except the state secretariat market, to buy various items at 25% less than the usual market prices.

“On sale will be food items, such as rice, beans, pepper, bread, eggs, garri, and others.

“The discount market is part of measures rolled out under the umbrella of EKO CARES to cushion the effect of the hard times on Lagosians.

“Mr. Governor has promised that his administration, through the Special Dispensation Advisory Committee on Social Interventions (SPEDAC), will work assiduously to ease the economic burden on Lagosians. Other EKO CARES initiatives, which will be formally opened soon, cut across health, education, and transportation sectors.”

Open Television Naija recalls that the “Ounje Eko” Market pilot scheme, a palliative initiative of the Lagos state government, began on Sunday, March 17, 2024.

However, given the new declaration by Mr Babajide Sanwo-olu, the special edition targeted at meeting the needs of Lagosians during the Easter celebration hold on Good Friday. 

Open Television reports that Mr Sanwo-Olu had ordered that food products at the “Ounje Eko” food markets be sold at a discount in all five divisions of Lagos beginning on Sunday, March 17.

The statement by the Information Commissioner further has it that the markets will offer Lagosians a 25% discount on staple food items such as: rice, beans, gari, bread, eggs, tomatoes, and pepper.