Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will give N50,000 each to 15,000 beneficiaries under the Lagos Market Trader Money initiative tomorrow.
Commissioner for Agriculture, Abisola Olusanya spoke during a sensitisation for traders at Lagos Fresh Food Agro-Hub in Idi-Oro, Mushin.
Over 500 market men and women from Ikeja and Oshodi local governments attended the sensitisation on market hygiene, food safety, cleanliness, storage, marketing and transportation.
Olusanya said: “We are dealing with two local governments. Last week, we had over 500 of them from Mushin. The idea is to sensitise and train traders to know this is the direction for a 21st-century Lagos.
“It is for them to understand this is how it should be, they need to unlearn and relearn trading and selling, merchandising, hygiene and more. It is also an avenue for government to have a one-to-one with the traders to address their needs…
“Informal sector makes up 60 per cent of our population, so this is an avenue to ensure inclusivity for everybody.
“That is why we are here talking to traders on hygiene, food safety, preservation storage, marketing, and transportation. We also discuss welfare packages the government has for them.
“By Wednesday, which is Valentine’s day, the governor will be showing love to our traders in Lagos.
‘‘He promised them N50,000 each for 15,000 beneficiaries”.
On how to address food insecurity in the country, Olusanaya called for partnership among food-producing states. This, she said, was the only sure way to address the growing menace.
