Northern food, cattle dealers threaten to stop food supply nationwide
The amalgamated Union of Foodstuffs and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria, AFUCDN, has again threatened to stop food supply to the South and other parts of the country
The union said it would carry out this threat within three weeks if government at all levels failed to meet its demands within three weeks.
National President of AFUCDN, Muhammed Tahir, lamented that since Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, intervened in the last three months which led to the suspension of their six day industrial action, nothing has been done on the union’s agitation.
The union had in March 2021, gone on strike and stopped supply of foodstuff to the South, following allegations of killings of its members, illegal roadblocks and extortion from its members.
The union carried out the industrial action after the crisis that engulfed Shasha, in Ibadan, Oyo State.
Tahir said after reviewing the issues, the union resolved to throw its weight behind the onion sellers which have already commenced cutting supply to the Southern part of the country. He warned that AFUCDN might not guarantee industrial harmony after three weeks from now, should government fail to meet the union’s demands.
Also, the Legal Adviser of the union, Mr. Saleh Magama, stated that the government must do the needful to avert cutting down food supply across the country.
