They lamented the leadership’s actions has made many customers to stop patronising the mill.They alleged N370 is being collected from farmers per bag before they bring in their paddy rice into the mill for processing.They maintained an empty bag used in bagging the rice after processing, which is supposed cost N150 goes for N300 in the company.
“Abakaliki rice mill since 1950 is a place where we feed the whole nation but today, only one family is enjoying, nothing is moving fine here anymore because the mill has been in bad leadership. A regular buyer, Theodore Eneh from Ogbete Main Market, Enugu who was stranded following the protest, said his colleagues have stopped buying rice in Abakaliki rice mill and turned to the north because of alleged multiple taxation and unwholesome practices in the rice mill.
“The most important thing is that it is been carried out within the frame of legality. People trying to express themselves while asking this and that, I don’t think that there is anything bad about it. Since we have not recoded any causalities or anybody hurt in anyway. It is just a peaceful protest.
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