"Local Rice Will be Sold For N65,000": Primate Ayodele Drops Fresh Prophecy Amid Hardship in Nigeria

• Primate Elijah Ayodele has said things will continue to be costly in Nigeria until the Bola Tinubu administration finds a lasting solution and "listens to useful advice"
• Ayodele prophesied local rice will be sold for N65,000 while a carton of Indomie will sell for N15,000
• The cleric warned that if we are not careful, "we will keep fighting and struggling to control the dollar till the end of this administration"

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Egbe, Lagos state - The general overseer (GO) of the Inri Evangelical Spiritual Church, Lagos, Elijah Ayodele, has revealed that the prices of commodities will still skyrocket in a few weeks unless the federal government does the needful.

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In a statement released on Wednesday, March 7, by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele said the economy is not going to get better.

As reported by Nigerian Tribune, Ayodele declared that Nigeria’s economy needs “restructuring”.

New Telegraph also noted Primate Ayodele's stance.

He said:

The economy is not going to get better and things will continue to be costly until the government finds a lasting solution and listens to useful advice.

Local rice will be sold for N65,000, a carton of Indomie will sell for N15,000, bread of N500 will become N1,700.

The economy team should include the right people and not those that are there presently. If we are not careful, we will keep fighting and struggling to control the dollar till the end of this administration.

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Hardship: Customs restart rice distribution

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that as part of the efforts to alleviate the hardship of Nigerians due to rising food prices, the Nigeria Customs Service, Oyo/Ogun command, announced plans to begin another round of distribution of seized rice and other food items to citizens.

The modalities for the distribution exercise became necessary to prevent a repeat of the tragic incident in Lagos, where scores of people died when armed hoodlums in camouflage gear attempted to force their way into the venue.

Source: Legit.ng