Ewi-in-Council disbands dubious market associations, slashes prices of food in Ekiti

The Ewi-in-Council, has cancelled assorted associations successful markets and warned traders against inflating prices of goods.

The assembly gave the informing connected Monday successful Ado-Ekiti during a gathering with the enactment and immoderate members of the marketplace women association.

The assembly noted with dismay the reports obtained from members of the public, confirming that astir of the traders fell nether middle-men to inflate the prices of goods specified arsenic tomatoes, pepper, vegetables, thenar oil, locust beans, meat, garri, among others by dictating prices to the farmers that brought them to the markets for sale.

Ewi-in-Council, who cancelled assorted associations liable for charging exorbitant prices for their goods ordered that vegetables not beryllium sold much than 50 naira, pepper, 1 100 naira, garri, 7 100 niara portion a kilogram of nutrient should beryllium reduced to 4 1000 5 100 naira.

Speaking during the meeting, the Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Oba Adeyemo Adejugbe noted that the measurement was taken to marque beingness bearable for residents of the municipality portion appealing to the enactment of traders successful the marketplace to effect the directive.

Oba Adejugbe said chiefs would proceed to show the directives successful marketplaces to guarantee strict implementation and authorisation defaulters

Ewi-in-Council disbands dubious marketplace associations, slashes prices of nutrient successful Ekiti