Traders Attribute Poor Sales To Elections

Traders at the
Rumuwoji mile 1market have decried the low sales of their goods due to what what they called uncertainty of the 2015 general elections.
Some of the traders who spoke to The Tide said that sales have become badly affected by the elections as Nigerians were uncertain about what would be the outcome.
A trader, Mr. Akunwa Obioma who deals on men’s’ wears stated that the election affected traders generally, adding that shops were closed, leaving traders with little or no money to feed their families.
An electronics dealer, Kingsley Nwogu said that sales were not as effective as it used to be noting that they even had to reduce the prices of the goodd adding that government was hoarding the money for their election “that is why salaries are not being paid on time to workers who buys these goods from us”.
The female attendant in Uche Bros Company dealers in boxes also complained that they now buy at a higher cost without customers willingness to buy at the new price.
However, the owner of First Life Collection said that the elections did not affect him much, even though there was not much sales. According to him “elections was a sacrifice that every citizen must be involved because it is for the good of all”.
He stated that it is usual for people to reserve that money during elections because they have no idea of what might happen after the elections.

Lilian Peters/Daisy Amadi