Ramadan: Women laud traders for stable prices of food items in Kaduna

Some women in Kaduna Metropolis on Wednesday commended traders for not taking advantage of the Ramadan to increase the prices of food items. The women, who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said the traders were very considerate and deserved commendation. One of the women, Mrs. Lateefa Bature, told NAN […]

Some women in Kaduna Metropolis on Wednesday commended traders for not taking advantage of the Ramadan to increase the prices of food items.

The women, who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said the traders were very considerate and deserved commendation.

One of the women, Mrs. Lateefa Bature, told NAN that prices of food items, particularly grains, did not increase, and added that the prices of some grains had crashed.

“For example, a measure of beans is selling for N350 as against N400,’’ Mrs. Bature said.

Mrs. Amina Shuaibu, a housewife, also lauded the stability of food prices in the market, but noted that the prices of fruits had slightly increased.

“A bunch of bananas which was between N300 and N400, depending on the size, now goes for N500 or more.

“The same goes for other fruits like watermelon, orange and pineapple, usually in high demand during this period,’’ Shuaibu said.

Similarly, Mrs. Risiqat Yusuf said, “I actually expected prices of food items to increase, which is usually the case during this period, but to my surprise, the prices have remained stable.

“In fact, the traders even crashed the prices of some food items. This is really commendable.’’

Meanwhile, some of the foodstuff dealers at Bakin Dogo Market, Kaduna Metropolis, told NAN that they were making more sales as the Ramadan entered the 10th day.

Alhaji Shuaibu Rufai, a grains seller, said the traders were making more sales because some Muslims were buying food items in bulk and distributing to the needy.

“This gesture has really boosted our patronage and increased our sales dramatically.

“For example, my sales have increased to N30,000 from the usual N9,000 to N13,000 daily before the Ramadan,’’ Rufai said.

Also, a fruits seller, Malam Haruna Isah, equally said he made more sales during the Ramadan with his daily sales increasing from N4,000 to N15,000.

Malam Suleiman Shittu, a tomato and pepper dealer, said his sales had increased to about N20,000 daily as against N8,000 to 12,000 before the Ramadan.