ACN Rally Pushes Up Price Of Brooms

The price of brooms has shot up by 100 per cent in the Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa, following the flag-off of the ACN gubernatorial campaign in the area.

Reports say  a bunch of brooms, which is the symbol of the party, sold for N50 in Madagali on Wednesday as against its previous price of N25.

Mr James Audu, a shop keeper, said he ran out of stock due to high demand for the commodity by party supporters in the area.

“I collected dozens of brooms from other shop keepers in the market to meet the demand of desperate party supporters.

“Brooms are scarce and the price is likely to remain high due to increasing demand,” Audu said.

Beverage and water vendors recorded similar sales due to appreciable demand for their commodities.

Mrs Mary Timothy, a water vendor, said she made about N1,000 from the sale of water at the rally.

“It is a happy day, because I am making good money from the sale of sachet water. We have been recording high sales in the last two days since the ACN rally started,” she said.

Hundreds of party supporters were seen carrying brooms in their hands at the campaign held in Gulak, Madagali, Guyuk and Sukur communities.