The Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AFUCDN) has again threatened to stop food supply to the South and other parts of the country.

The union said it would carry out this threat within three weeks if governments at all levels failed to meet its demands within three weeks.

National President of the AFUCDN, Muhammed Tahir, who spoke with journalists at the end of an emergency meeting of the union in Abuja on Tuesday evening, lamented that since the Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, intervened in the last three months, which led to the suspension of their six-day industrial action, nothing has been done on the union’s agitation.

The union had in March 2021 gone on strike and stopped supply of foodstuffs to the South following allegations of killings of its members, illegal roadblocks and extortion from its members.

The union carried out the industrial action after the crisis that engulfed Shasha, in Ibadan, Oyo State.

Tahir said after reviewing the issues, the union resolved to throw its weight behind the onion sellers which has already commenced cutting of supply to the southern part of the country.

He warned that AFUCDN might not guarantee industrial harmony after three weeks from now should government fail to meet the union demands.

Also, the Legal Adviser of the union, Mr Saleh Magama, stated that the government must do the needful to avert cutting down of food supply across the country.

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Hmmm

Okay... I don't get it when these people talk about supply they make it seem like its charity, you're offering a service man it's not free..


Arsonists too should get off their backs , stop offending the flow of business

We DO NOT NEED COW MEAT.

We have our native goats, fish and chicken. Keep your cows, we don't care.

These threat today, this threat tomorrow don too much, Abeg make them carry out this threat make we rest....
The country don tire every one yet our leaders no gree us separate due to there selfish gains!

Let them stop the supply of food. I dont blame them, I blame yorubas who connived with these savages to get them into power

Make I no talk wetin dey my mind first

Threatening southern Nigerians with food blockage won't stop from us from insisting on open grazing ban cos it has come to stay.

I have stopped eating beef and intends same for onions.

Who is holding them back?
The earlier other idiots in Nigeria realise that everybody is now bearing their fathers name, the better for them.
As for me I am a proud Igbo man and I say to the Arewanistanis, "nobody is begging you to supply them your food"

it's a welcome development, it will increase the speed of disintegration..... Las Las every man go know him place...... na those costumes officers I just dey sorry for,some go wan form patriotic..... Las Las dey themselves go they alright..... Aboki them don forget their level.

counter productive

They should start now. The last time they did who begged them?

Fools, what are they still waiting for

Wahala no they finish

Threats everywhere because of incompetent leadership and government.

It is becoming interesting, our fed. Gov. using our money to settle his people.

I hope they resolve it cause it's gonna affect both parties (buyer and seller) to some extent.

We would block Petrol or any crude oil proceeds from reaching them.

Nobody has Monopoly of iron head

This must be the language Buhari said the south understands

Necessity is the mother of all innovations....

The North is playing their major card too early at the detriment of the northern populace while the south would only provide alternatives to block future blackmails which is becoming constant.... anyways, it's only a matter of time before internal conflict between Large scale and small scale farmers erupt on politics of sales to a slimmer market and smuggling of produce to the same SE while factional groups would spring up to claim they are not part of the ban.

This is just mere threat, the north stand to loose more. a simple solution of attaching security to trucks alongside dialog with SE market leaders on the situation for the interim would suffice rather than cutting of supply and loosing a huge chunk of market advantage if your benefactors provide alternative.. honestly this is not strategic thinking.

Onion bandits should stop attacking legitimate businessmen.

You claim you can do without northern food items but lose your senses at the sight of cows and onion trucks

Esseite:


The North is playing their major card too early at the detriment of the northern populace /b]

Which card? So you think our hardworking farmers will continue spending their time & money to grow their crops only for some impoverished criminals to steal them in the SE? Or you prefer violent reprisals on thousands of Igbo businesses in the North?

No more free onions for hungry bandits in the East

Many people are already too impoverished, this their ban will be a blessing in disguise because it will help them to devise other less expensive alternatives or eat less.

It is the 87% poor Northerners that rely on agriculture produce and sales to earn a living that will suffer most. You don't have storage facilities so you're condemned to either sell your produce immediately after harvest or risk losing all your money and sweat.

Talk about cutting one's nose to spite his face. Are these people so senseless

They ban onions nobody reason them, now they want to ban food supplies. North always seeks the attention of the Southerners, they want us to know that they exist.

Please stop.Let everyone become self sufficiency including food security.What nonsense.

Lol...

BKayy:
Who is holding them back?
The earlier other idiots in Nigeria realise that everybody is now bearing their fathers name, the better for them.
As for me I am a proud Igbo man and I say to the Arewanistanis, "nobody is begging you to supply them your food"

Exactly

They have a legal adviser

Imagine if oil was discovered in the north

Fahdiga1:
Imagine if oil was discovered in the north

Nigeria as country would have ceased to exist.

foolish people. Pls you guys should hurry up. We don't need your poisonous food anymore. Keep it to yourself and shut the Füćk up. Too much noise


NOTE: you guys best not cry when we start our own Sha

GO AHEAD!

STOP THREATENING

QuotaSystem:
Onion bandits should stop attacking legitimate businessmen.

You claim you can do without northern food items but lose your senses at the sight of cows and onion trucks



Which card? So you think our hardworking farmers will continue spending their time & money to grow their crops only for some impoverished criminals to steal them in the SE? Or you prefer violent reprisals on thousands of Igbo businesses in the North?

No more free onions for hungry bandits in the East

What then happens to the onion or meat glut when excess floods the market?...

You only lack innovation to problem solving knowing fully well the occurance was just once between a handle full of Southeasterners..

- how about security attachment to trucks at SE borders for the interim... like I said, necessity is the mother of all innovations, if the alcohol sellers in the north renege on its supply because of a few crates of drinks destroyed by hisbah, the North would find alternative almost immediately, who loses?..

You need to think strategically.