The Amalgamated Union of Foodstuffs and Cattle Dealers in Nigeria (AUFCDN) threaten to resume its strike and cut off food supply nationwide to protest failure of the Federal Government to pay the N4.75 billion compensation agreed with them.
The general secretary of AUFCDN, Ahmed Alaramma, stated that the association issued a three-week ultimatum for the government to implement the signed agreement, revealing that the government hasn’t complied with their demands.
“We had a meeting with the president and he promised to meet our demands, that was why we called of the strike initially but our needs have not been met.”
Ahmed Alaramma went further to talk about the damages caused by insecurity in the Southern part of Nigeria and how they have met all the demands requested by the government as a union.
“There are a lot of damages in the south , we have paid all the dues requested by the government yet we are not being protected.”, he said.
When asked about the possibilities of not embarking on a strike, he replied saying;
“Onion Sales Association Of Nigeria are the ones going on strike, they are our brothers and we are standing by them. We are trying to reason with them, that is if the government can meet our demands on time.”
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