Former Speakers of State Houses of Assembly of Nigeria , have recommended price control mechanisms and subsidies for essential commodities as ways of reducing the OF prevailing hardship across the country. The former speakers who held a meeting in Adamawa State, under the leadership of former speaker and immediate past Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, advised that quick and definite measures are required to restore normalcy to the national economy .
A communique on the meeting, which was passed to newsmen in the early hours of Sunday, reads, 'Understanding the burden placed on citizens due to the rising cost of living, concerted efforts should be made to mitigate inflationary pressures through effective price control mechanisms, subsidies for essential commodities, and social welfare programs targeting vulnerable population
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