The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, warned traders to be fearful of the day of judgement and not increase prices of foodstuff and other commodities and services as Ramadan (Muslims fasting month) approaches. He also called on the government to devise a way of deliberately reducing the prices of foodstuff to cushion the hardship being faced by Nigerians. He said, “Ramadan is coming and the cost of living in this country is going higher. Instead of increasing the prices of foodstuff and other necessary things, please try to reduce them to get the blessings of the Almighty Allah. “The cost of foodstuff is high and it’s going up and up, governments have to do something to have this very serious challenge tackled.

Source: Punch March 26, 2022 22:41 UTC