Ekiti moves to halt rising prices of goods

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Ekiti moves to halt rising prices of goods

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February 23, 2024

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Ekiti State Government has said it is working towards checkmating arbitrary hike in the prices of goods.

Commissioner for Trade, Investment Industry and Co-operatives, Mrs. Adeola Omotayo, said Governor Biodun Oyebanji was concerned about the rising costs of food items and other goods, hence the need to intervene.

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She spoke yesterday in Ado-Ekiti during a meeting with the leadership of market women, transport unions, spare part dealers, business owners and other stakeholders.

She lamented that the prices of goods in the state was the highest in the Southwest, urging market women and other stakeholders to be patriotic and bring down the prices, to make life bearable for the people.

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