KANO STATE ANTI GRAFT AGENCY TRAILS MARKETERS BEHIND ARTIFICIAL PRICE INCREASES 10-08-24
By Sadiq Aminu The Kano Public Complaints and Anti Corruption Commission, PCAC, has identified some Marketers Behind the skyrocketing of the prices of flour Produced in the State, resulting in the high prices of Breads in the City.
The Commission Chairman, Barrister Muhyi Magaji Rimin Gado,disclosed this shortly after a meeting with with the Singer Provision and Essential Commodities Market in his office.
He said the Commission has obtained 7 Court Orders to Prosecutes those behind the artificial increases in the Prices of the Flour.
“we have identified seven Shops and Dealers who are behind the skyrocketing of the prices of Flour and Noddles in the State, and we’ve already placed one of the biggest dealer who is at large wanted”.
Barrister Rimin Gado maitained that Governor Yusuf has given the agency office directives to ensure that the negative situation of artificial increases in prices of the more specifically flour and spaghetti in State are been curtail immediately.
“Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, has formally met with the Singer Marketers association in an efforts to get to the roots of what is happening and as well met with the Baker’s association, they all agreed that the increased in the prices of flour is artificially done by some unpatriotic Marketers”.
“I’m assuring you that after our meeting today with both the Baker’s and Singer Marketers Associations a common ground has been met that is the Singer People would be supplying Flour directly to the Baker’s cutting up the chain of retailers who took the advantage of the Protests to inflated the prices”.
Muhyi Magaji Rimin Gado, noted that already they have locked down seven Shops and a Dealer is on the run as he evaded the agencies invitation to answer series of allegations against him.
“But, let me sound this warning no matter how far he goes we will get him and made him ”
Barrister Junaidu Muhammad Zakari Chairman Provisions and Essential Commodities Singer Market, said they held a meeting with Bakers association as well as the Bread Bakers themselves and have agreed to supply directly to them cutting middle Men in supply chain and already they have supplies one trailer of Flour to them directly.