The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission has reached an agreement with Rice Processors Association of Nigeria to sell a 50KG bag at N16,000.
According to the statement released by the Kano State Government on Saturday, 9th May 2020, the agreement was signed on Saturday at the Commission headquarters in Kano, after a meeting with the leadership of the Rice Processors Association of Nigeria, Kano branch under the Chairmanship of Alhaji Muhammed Abubakar also Chairman of Umzah Rice.
He said under the agreement the Association would supply 30 trucks of rice weekly to designated stores at N15,500 per bag to be sold not more than N16,000 per bag.
The deal made it mandatory for the would-be customer to acquire not more than 2 bags at the designated centres.
The commission Chairman, Barr. Muhuyi Magaji Rimigado said the meeting was not to infringe on the rights of the rice processors but for better understanding of conducive business atmosphere for the buyers and the sellers.
He explained that all the efforts are geared towards ensuring that customers get value for their money so that hoarding of essential commodities become a thing of the past in the state.