Governor Bello Matawalle has visited Gusau central market to assess the price of essential commodities as part of the effort of ensuring that the price of essential commodities needed by the people have not skyrocketed.
In a statement by the Governor’s Director General Affairs Malam Yusuf Idris Gusau said, the governor took time to interact with the traders in the market and equally asked for the prices of various food items and other essential commodities.
He advised grain sellers in the market to consider reducing the prices of the food items considering the level of the hardship being experienced by the people.
Matawalle said as Muslims, there is need to assist one another in order to make people conduct their obligatory worship of fasting with relative ease.
During the assessment visit, Matawalle also purchased ten bags of local rice for his personal consumption and urged people to patronize local products for the purpose of boosting the state’s economy and that of the nation at large.
He assured that his administration will continue to support traders with all what is required in order to improve their businesses.
The Governor also appreciated the traders in the market for ensuring stability in their pricing.
The governor was accompanied on the visit by the Commissioner of Commerce, Hon. Sufiyanu Bashir Yuguda, Commissioner Environment and Solid Mineral Development, Dr. Nura Isah, Market leaders and many senior government officials.
