DEMOCRACY DAY: ACTING PRESIDENT STORMS GARKI MARKET FOR INTERACTION WITH CITIZENS.

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo with Traders of Garki Model Market

As part of activities to mark the 2^nd Anniversary of the present administration, THE Acting President Yemi Osinbajop visited the Garki Model Market where he interacted with traders.

Osinbajo arrived the market at 3:10pm and spent 40 minutes interacting with traders who complained about the high cost of renting shops as well as high cost of buying goods which ranges from fish, onion, tomatoes and rice.

A fish seller asked for government’s intervention to reduce the cost of shops which is N250, 000 per annum, while another seller complained about the lack of adequate store space, adding that the market management has not been able to complete the shops they paid for long time ago.

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo promised to talk to the market management about the high cost of rent but advised the traders to go into farming, emphasizing that it’s the only way to ensure food sufficiency and crash product prizes.

Osinbajo was accompanied by the Minister of State Trade and Investment Aisha Abubakar and other Senior Presidential Aides.

The surprise Market Visit is part of activities to mark the second anniversary of the administration and also feel the pulse of the people directly and assure them that the administration was committed to improve the economy and ensure that life gets better for them.