‘Low patronage, price hike’ — buyers groan as cost of rams skyrocket amid sallah preparation | TheCable EidAlAdha2023
In this year’s Eid-al-Adha, popularly known as Sallah, Muslim faithfuls are not ecstatic about shopping for rams amid the prevailing economic realities ushered in by recent government reforms.the ‘festival of sacrifice’ — a major ritual among believers thatFor Muslims, Eid al-Adha commemorates prophet Ibrahim’s readiness to sacrifice his son in order to demonstrate his dedication to God.
“The market is not active because people are not patronising, customers are little but we are praying to the Almighty Allah to make things better before the celebration. Due to the lack of money now in the country, it’s a bit poor,” Mohammed said.Mohammed said patronage was so high last year that traders ran out of livestock, despite the surge in the prices of goods.“The livestock we sell for the rate of N150,000 now goes for N100,000 or N110,000. Also, the cost of transportation is very high.
Specifically, he said the federal government needs to come up with better policies that would lead to cheaper prices of goods and services.
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