BEVERLY HILLS, March 04, (THEWILL) – President Buhari has received Kogi State’s Governor Yahaya Bello at the State House in Abuja over the strike action embarked upon by protesting foodstuff merchants from Northern Nigeria.
This was disclosed on Twitter by a Personal Assistant to the President, Buhari Sallau, who also shared photos from the meeting.
“President @MBuhari receives Governor of Kogi State Alhaji Yahaya Bello and with them is the Chief of Staff, Prof Ibrahim Gambari, during a closed-door meeting over the suspension of food dealers Strike at the State House Abuja” Sallau captioned the photos.
Bello had played a role in the suspension of the food blockade that prevented foodstuff merchants in the North from transporting wares to the South.
This was after Bello held a meeting with the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers in Nigeria (AUFCDN).
According to the AUFCDN President, Muhammad Tahir, the strike was suspended after the Federal Government promised a compensation of N4.75bn.
The Federal Government also promised to protect the AUFCDN members and stop all forms of multiple taxation and intimidation from security officials on the highways.
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