The Redeemed Christian Church Youth Province 9 Headquarters (Palace of Praise) in Ado Ekiti has opened a subsidized foodstuffs market known as “Jesus Market”.
The market sells foodstuffs and other items to church members at subsidised rates to help relieve the harsh economic situation in the country. This has caused jubilation amongst the church members.
Speaking at the opening of the market on Sunday 31 March, the provincial pastor, Anthony Obinna-Ibe, said the market would be open two or three times a year.
“Things are quite challenging; people don’t have enough money to feed and clothe themselves. We decided to do what we call the Christian Social Responsibility to give back to the people.
“Just like in the Bible, Jesus Christ did not just feed the people with the word of God, he also gave them bread and fish. We decided that let’s help the people so that the hunger in the land will minimise and we could assist where we can, particularly this period,” Pastor Obinna-Ibe stated.
Prices of Items at the Jesus Market
A measure of garri worth N1,000 was sold for N400; five tubers of yam worth N9,000 were sold at N3,000; a carton of spaghetti was sold for N5,000; a litre of groundnut oil worth N2,500 was sold for N700; a measure of rice worth N2,500 went for N1,000.
Nigerian Tribune also reported that over 200 people in Badariya a suburb of Birnin-Kebbi metropolis have benefited from the medical outreach carried out by the RCCG provincial headquarters to commemorate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.