December 17, 2017: Mitros Ofada rice, grown, milled and bagged in Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria, is ready for sale to the public this Christmas season in all the Local Government and Local Council Development Areas of the state.
The sale of the rice is aimed at ending scarcity and smuggling of commodities as well as making it available to the generality of the resident this Yuletide.
The governor of the state, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, who led some members of the state Executive Council on an inspection tour of the production factory at Sawonjo, Iju Local Council Development Area in Ogun West Senatorial district of the state on Friday, December 15, expressed satisfaction at the volume of production on the ground.
Governor Amosun revealed that two other production factories will be sited in Asero, Abeokuta, in Ogun Central Senatorial District and Ijebu North East in Ogun East Senatorial district.
The State governor who urged residents of Sawonjo area to cooperate with the production team, assured of the good quality of the rice, noting that it will be affordable and available in large quantity.