High cost of food items: Okpebholo suspends market unions, associations in Edo

The suspension order is contained in a communication notice dated 19 November 2024, issued by the Secretary to State Government, Umar Musa Ikhilor. Ikhilor noted that reports abound that the executives of the unions and associations either outrightly prevent farmers from disposing off their wares directly to consumers at the markets or arbitrarily fix prices of staple food at the detriment of the low income earners.