The Special Adviser to the Governor on Agriculture and Rice Mill Initiative, Dr. Oluwarotimi Fashola, who disclosed this during an agreement signing with the Lagos Commodities and Future Exchange and key capital market operators, said the rice was used by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for palliatives, adding that the development is meant to lay a foundation that subsequent administrations can work on and leverage.
“What we are doing is laying a foundation that subsequent administrations can work on and leverage. So, this partnership is a win-win for everybody,” Fashola said. “If we do not have rice paddy, which is our major raw material, then the entire equipment and infrastructure we have in Imota will be useless. This partnership, therefore, is about how to sustain the continuous flow of paddy into Imota.
“A lot has been said about the consumption of rice in Lagos and I am sure everyone would have had to eat rice in the course of this week.”