Chicken consumers in Asaba on Sunday expressed displeasure over the hike in charges for processing the commodity by butchers.

A survey conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the Abraka Market revealed that the price for processing one chicken had gone up from N100 to N200.

Mrs Cynthia Uchenna, a resident, said that she used to pay N100 to have one bird processed but was now told to pay N200, adding that the 100 per cent increase was too much.

“Prices of all commodities have shot up because of recession. Will the President also be blamed for the hike in this ordinary service?,” she asked.

According to her, the butchers have no reason to increase the charges because the time and energy spent on processing one chicken has not increased.

Another consumer, Mrs Ejiro Ugbaja, also argued that there was no reason for the increase, noting that the butchers were just exploiting the consumers because of the festive period.

But a butcher, Mr Abdul Hamisu, said that the service charge was hiked because the season presented the best opportunity for them to make more money.

Hamisu explained that the rush for the commodity and the long queue gave rise to the price increase.

He said that consumers who kicked against the increase failed to realise that the amount of pressure mounted on them by the consumers had also doubled.

“How many of these women come to the market to buy chicken before this season?,” he asked.

However, another butcher, Mr Jelili Mafara, said that they decided to increase the charges because more people strayed into the business during festive periods.

According to him, because of the increase in number of butchers the number of chicken he processed in a day during the yuletide had dropped.

He said that he used to process up to 30 birds a day during festive periods in the past, but that the number had dropped to about 20.

Mafara also attributed the hike in the charges to the increase in price of firewood used in boiling the water for the processing.

“If you are not careful this time, you might end up regretting at the close of work,” he said. (NAN)

http://www.metronaija.com/2017/01/chicken-consumers-flay-increased.html

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...can't believe this, ftc




first ever in 5 years on nairaland

While we were all shouting loudly early this morning in euphoria, we all forgot that "RECESSION" is a reality. Like a frustrated man, we all drank alcohol to end our depression only to wake up to see it tripled in a bucket load. It's N505/$1 and will still increase, rate of unemployment is abysmal without prospective solutions, Food prices is ludicrous resulting to a change of diet plans to a half (morning) - 1(evening) formation, salaries are reducing below the laughable minimum wages of N18500, a high percentage is waiting with high hopes on the resumption of MMM (a Ponzi scheme), and the loud voices of false hope are increasing, being preached at worship centre because it's what we have been hearing or better said among our "Natural Resources" since 1960. Now this is the reality on ground fellow Nigerians.

HAPPY NEW YEAR just like since 1960 - 2017. Welcome to reality.

Bring the chicken and I'll gladly MURDER it for you for free.
Or turn to vegetarian....

FTC in 2017. I dedicate it to my Creamy wife. Happy new year.

buy and process yourself na, abi na by force?

Hmmm Naija

Lol

You are not complaining about the increment in the prices of birds but the processing charge which is even optional. Price of everything is increasing and they also need to raise it but 100% is a bit high. The clueless one at Aso rock caused all these and the ripple effect of his vision less administration is what you are seeing. Let us praise that we all should have a better 2017 in good health and wealth and above all that baba bubu will get things right so we won't be paying #200 for processing charge on our birds.

Dongreat:
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palsenator:
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Na by force to chop chicken ?

peculiar3:
...can't believe this, ftc




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I am killing RAM Talkless of chicken

Not surprised, a bag of satchet water is now #200.no be by force to eat chicken,just enjoy yourself with what you have, plan bigger this year so that my December you will kill elephant for new year without stress

it is only natural. they also buy things which have obviously increased so someone has to bear the cost. this thing is a chain reaction and I only pity salary earners cos salary is fixed while every other thing is skyrocketing

It's always about money.

And this becomes news

If you can't pay, you can as well eat the chicken with the feather.

I don't think is much

it has always being like that during festivities.

Carry your chicken home and process na

okedoyinolabisi:
buy and process yourself na, abi na by force?

Abi?

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They should try to locate the lady that went viral by killing a goat/ram.
She would gladly give them tips

Nigerians are always complaining about everything, this is one of our major problem. Blaming someone else for their problem.

Wu want space?

Lol

peculiar3:
...can't believe this, ftc




first ever in 5 years on nairaland

Chai! I can't believe Peoples still celebrate Ftc in 2017, Eww! What if you come make fp?