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Nigerians stock-up on food By Our Correspondents Nigerians yesterday complied with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and civil society group directives as they rushed to markets to buy foodstuffs in preparation for today’s proposed strike against fuel price hike. The labour coalition had last Thursday advised Nigerians to stockup on foodstuff in readiness for the strike action. Last Friday, customers rushed to banks for withdrawal of money, thereby leading to queues in many bank halls in Abuja, Lagos and major cities across the country. Daily Trust investigations yesterday reveal that there was panic buying in Abuja markets as people rushed for final purchase of foodstuffs, just as motorists queued at petrol stations for fuel. Most people interviewed said they made purchases in order not to be taken unawares “particularly, since there was no agreement between government and labour,” declared Mrs A. Odeh, who was seen buying rice at Wuse market. She described government’s action as unfortunate. “It is bad and unfortunate that we have a government that is insensitive to the feelings of the people.” Similarly, most petrol stations within Abuja and environment witnessed large patronage by motorists who rushed there for the purchase of petrol. Reports from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, reveals that residents yesterday rushed to the popular Monday market, Maiduguri for last minute shopping. Correspondent Isa Umar Gusau, reports that the situation was unusual, as Maiduguri residents ran helter-skelter for final purchases of both fuel and foodstuffs. Similarly in Kaduna, Aliyu Haruna, reports that the Sheikh Mahmud Abubakar Gumi market witnessed unprecedented patronage as residents made frantic efforts to purchase foodstuffs. Also in Lagos, our correspondent, Samson Ojo, reports that residents trooped to markets for last minute purchases ahead of the strike action, just as motorists also rushed to petrol stations for fuel.     TO NEXT NEWS PAGE...

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