A cross section of Nigerians has called on government at all levels to save citizens from hunger-induced death; as prices of commodities keep going high as the days go by.
They made the appeal while speaking with ABS Correspondent, Queen Anigbogu during a market survey carried out at Eke Awka market in Awka South Local Government Area.
At the staple food section of the market, it was gathered that a bag of local rice known as “Ugwu awusa” which was previously sold at eighteen thousand naira now sells at fifty thousand naira, while “foreign rice” like ‘Pretty lady’ previously sold at thirty thousand naira now sells at seventy thousand naira.
A bag of beans previously sold eighty thousand naira; depending on the specie, is now selling between one hundred and forty-five thousand and one hundred and sixty thousand naira, with a cup selling in the range of two hundred and sixty naira , two hundred and seventy and three hundred naira, while a bag of Pigeon peas commonly known as “fiofio” previously sold between one hundred and thirty-five thousand and one hundred and forty thousand naira is now selling between one hundred and ninety naira and two hundred thousand naira, with a cup selling at four hundred naira.
ABS also gathered that a hundred pieces of small size of yams previously sold at seventy thousand naira or seventy-five thousand naira now sells at one hundred and ten thousand naira or one hundred and fifteen thousand naira, with one small size selling at one thousand naira and medium size selling at three thousand naira.
A painter of garri is now selling at three thousand naira, with a cup at two hundred naira.
At the provision and beverage section of the Eke Awka market, Indomie noodles super pack which increased to twenty thousand naira is now selling at twelve thousand naira, but was previously sold between five thousand naira and six thousand naira, while eight hundred gramme of Milo is now selling at four thousand five hundred naira.
The list is endless with, no section of the economy left out of the price increase.
Speaking to the ABS, a Civil Servant, Mr Chibundo Umeadi, attributed the situation to removal of fuel subsidy without providing measures to mitigate the effects, noting that the situation has made life in Nigeria a nightmare, and called on government to do more to put smiles on the faces of Nigerians.
Some traders like Mrs Caroline Onuegbu, Mrs Ndidi Nwochi, Mrs Chinwendu Okafor and Mrs Ekwutosi Mmadu all lamented how the high cost of commodities is drastically affecting level of customer patronage to their services, calling for urgent government intervention.
Others, including Mrs Uzoamaka Nwachukwu, Mr Ikwunne Ogezue, Mrs Chinyere Nwafor and Mr Phil Ugochukwu, asked government to reduce the cost of petrol, gas, increase support to farmers this year and increase the salaries of civil servants, as they and the poor masses are the worst hit in this situation.
Comments are closed for this post.