Sellers of commercial liquor, otherwise known as Burukutu, in Taraba State, have embarked on a two-week warning strike.

The strike, which commenced today, is geared towards drawing state government attention to the hike in grains often used to process the liquor.

The sellers of the substance, mainly women, took the decision shortly after a meeting in Jalingo, the state capital

Under the umbrella of Haske Women Association of Commercial Liquor, they said the ongoing strike will only be called off when the state government puts in place measures that will reduce the prices of grains in the state.

At the time of this report, the price of a bag of corn which used to sell at N18,000 has risen to N55,000 while the price of guinea corn, which previously went for N22,000 per bag, has now been catapulted to N65,000.

Speaking, the vice chairperson of the association, Justina Solomon, said the strike has become necessary to draw the attention of the state governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas to their plight.

The increase, which she said was not within the reach of the common masses, has forced many out of business.

Confirming that the removal of fuel subsidy has forced the association to review the prices of their products, she said members of the association still find it difficult to cope.

Four litres of Burukutu, which used to sell at N500 now goes for over N1000, a situation which she said has discouraged many of their customers.

DAILY POST

Funny, of all the things to protest against, why burukutu


Meanwhile I'm not happy with this administration, it's still business as usual, nothing has changed, nigerians are getting poorer by the day.

For how long will this ugly circle continue?

You too hike the price for the liquor

Moreover, what would your governor do? Bring down the cost of grain in your state? Or subsidize burkutu for you?

Ironically this people didn't even protest because the price of grain which they also use for food went up from 18k to 55k, burkutu is their problem?

NB: poster the price you quoted there are false.

If na dis one be their problem,
Then the got no problem,
If I be tinibu,
Any bill to make them happy concerning liquor,
Na pass am in an express form,
At least make Dem get am for mind say na liquor be dier problem

Lol na Wu get mind dey drink that thing....

Peter Obi my hero

Hdc

Chai.

So tay na burukutu sellers go on strike for this country? Under BAT we hear this kind story.

By the way, na who lose? No be the burukutu sellers? They should ply their trade in Zamfara, Katsina or Kaduna and then tell us they are on strike.

Lol...good riddance

Endtime Liquor sellers

Click like if this news will favour Tinubu and his family!

poor business sense. Who peg their selling price before and what exactly did they expect the government to do to the increased price?

something wey men dey take clear their eyes wan go on strike

wahala go dey o 😂 😂

They don't know that governments sometimes increase tax on a particular product to indirectly discourage its consumption... Now if that's what affected the price of the raw material and these sellers decided to go on strike, it means the government eventually succeeded

Damnnn niggar
Not liquor na

You can go strike on other things

Lol

People of Taraba will be healthier than ever before. Their strike should be indefinite abeg. Awon Apayan

Is like Taraba poeple loves to drink?

Or two years will be better

The abundance of burukutu in there system is making them reason in a burukutu way

No be only two weeks na 20 year, them they ask for better meat inside soup Pomo too say I they here

Wahala for the tee-totallers them.

Damn

Inother words, they want a subsidy

Decision to vote in Buhari and Tinubu will reach everybody...

you guys should also increase your price na...aba

Weep for ur nation ! Plz don't stop

All most if not all of tinubu supporters uses brukutu to brush teeth every morning

inoki247:
Lol na Wu get mind dey drink that thing....

ASUU see wetin u cause us