The Amalgamated Union of Food Stuff and Cattle Dealers of
Nigeria (AFUCDN) has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike over alleged
illegal roadblocks and multiple taxations on its members.
The union, in March, halted the movement of food supply to
the south-west over similar allegations, including extortion of and attacks on
members.
The action was suspended after the intervention of Yahaya
Bello, governor of Kogi.
Addressing journalists at the end of an emergency meeting on Tuesday, Muhammed Tahir, national president of the union, said after reviewing the issues, the union resolved to support onion traders who had commenced cutting supply to the southern part of the country owing to the same issues.
He said the union would cut the supply of food nationwide if
the federal government failed to meet its demands within three weeks.
According to him, AFUCDN is not on strike at the moment but
may not guarantee industrial harmony after three weeks if its demands are not
met.
Also, Magama Saleh, legal adviser to the union, said the
government must do the needful to avert cutting food supply across the country.
“This is an emergency
meeting in regards to what is happening to our members in south-east and
south-south Nigeria, this is also to brief our members nationwide on the
aftermath of the three-month strike,” he said.
“Today’s resolution is that we are declaring support to the
various unions under the umbrella of the amalgamated union.
“The onion association has embarked on strike last night and
only to the south, and as a national union, we have discussed extensively and
have resolved to support them on their industrial action.
“We have written a reminder letter to the federal
government, through the ministry concerned and security agencies reminding them
of their previous promises to the union.
“They are yet to do
anything concerning it. If nothing is done between now and in three weeks time,
we may be forced to sit and have another resolution. ”
Onion Producers and Marketers Association of Nigeria (OPMAN)
had announced that it would stop the supply of onions to the southern region
owing to the hijacking of two of their members’ trucks by gunmen in Imo state.
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