By Merit Ibe
Nigeria’s indigenous outdoor catering and restaurant company, OfadaBoy has announced its partnership with the Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture to celebrate Global World Food Week in Lagos with the theme: Water is food, Water is life.
OfadaBoy also disclosed that the 5th edition of the food festival in Nigeria, Ofada Rice Day (OFD) will be held in December to cap the Food Week events.
The announcement which was made by the Ministry of Agriculture, outlined various activities lined up for the week-long celebration, which include a farmers forum, road show, sensitization walk, School quiz among other activities.
Commenting, Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Hon. Abisola Olusanya, disclosed that, the importance of the theme for 2023 cannot be over-emphasized as food and water plays a major significance to human existence.
She added that the outlined activities could not have been achieved alone without the huge support and consistent partnership from OfadaBoy and other sponsors.
“We are excited that OfadaBoy has been with us for the past five years and the partnership keeps getting stronger and bigger annually, as we look forward to another superlative Ofada Rice Day event in December to further drive home the very importance of food to life and the originality, health benefit of our own rice’.
In his remarks, the convener of the Ofada Rice Day Festival and Chief Executive Officer, OfadaBoy, Mr. Tobi Fletcher, noted that the company is extremely happy to be part of the train to bring to the consciousness of Nigerians again the significance of water and food to life.
He said the partnership with LASG has become a must-do for the company annually, even beyond Food Week activities.
Mr. Fletcher, further remarked that the 5th edition of Ofada Rice Day, which is scheduled to be held in December will be a back-to-back fun package to inspire action, entertain and provide an all-inclusive atmosphere for all to unwind, interact and bond.