Amalgamated Union Of Foodstuff And Cattle Dealers Of Nigeria Ends Five Days Of Blockade Of Perishable Food Supply To The South.
After five days of food blockade to the Southern parts of the country, the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers in Nigeria has announced an end to the blockade.
The union decided to call off its strike after an engagement with the Kogi State Governor, YAHAYA BELLO.
President of the union, MUHAMMAD TAHIR, said the strike was called off following the Federal Government’s promise to pay N4.75bn compensation, ensure protection of its members and stop all forms of multiple taxation and intimidation from security officials on the highways.
The group had demanded compensation for the alleged killing of its members and properties lost during the #EndSARS protests and the Sasha market crisis.
While addressing the union members at the reconciliatory meeting, Governor YAHAYA BELLO said the strike had increased the hardship majority of Nigerians were already going through.
A former Minister of Aviation, FEMI FANI-KAYODE, who spoke on behalf of the West and Southern geo-political regions, said the impact of the strike was too heavy to ignore
