No More N80k: Jubilation As Tinubu Crashes Price of Rice for Nigerian Workers

• As part of the move to tackle the food crisis, the federal government has announced a reduction in the cost price of rice
• President Tinubu's government disclosed that civil servants will purchase 50kg bag of rice for N40,000
• The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, made this announcement on Thursday, during the launch of the sales of the 50kg rice in Abuja

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

FCT, Abuja - The federal government led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has initiated the sale of subsidised milled rice to alleviate the ongoing food crisis in the country.

Legit.ng recalled the federal government led by President Tinubu announced the withdrawal of its plan to sell subsidised 50-kilogram bags of rice to civil servants for N40,000.

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The decision was communicated through a circular signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs (Human Resources Management Department).

Minister: Nigerian workers to buy 50kg rice for N40,000 per bag

But on Thursday, September 5, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, launched the sales of the 50kg rice in Abuja.

As reported by The Punch, the subsidised rice will be sold at N40,000 per bag, with a limit of one bag per person.

The launch on Thursday was intended for the public servants.

Nigerians react as Tinubu crashes price of rice for workers

Legit.ng compiled some reactions from the comment section on X;

@ososensei tweeted:

"And RICE surfaces again as the hero and saviour of the day."

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@ako_na_uche_x tweeted:

"Walahi somebody predicted this. That he will soon release rice as fuel scarcity bites harder. Their solution to everything is rice."

@MFaarees_ tweeted:

"Wallahi these people are deliberately weaponising poverty and hunger."

@Lanko_C tweeted:

"Chop rice. chop rice. chop rice. chop rice. chop rice.

"Government is for the Palliatives, by the Palliatives, and of the rice and spaghetti."

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• “Between N40k and N45k: Jubilation as Nigerian govt crashes price of rice
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• Tinubu’s minister accuses Obaseki of repackaging FG’s rice

Kogi’s 20 trucks of rice stirs controversy

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that PDP chieftain Comrade Usman Okai Austin made a strong demand amid growing concerns over Kogi Governor Usman Ododo's silence on the 20 trucks of rice received from the federal government.

Speaking with the press on Friday, Okai demanded that the Kogi government account for the rice and ensure a fair distribution exercise to the people of the state.

Source: Legit.ng