THE SOUTH-EAST CHAPTER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF MASTER BAKERS AND CATERERS OF NIGERIA (AMBCN), SAYS IT IS SET TO WITHDRAW ITS SERVICES FROM JULY 13, AS DIRECTED BY ITS NATIONAL BODY.
THE ZONAL CHAIRMAN OF THE ASSOCIATION, DOMINIC NWIBE, WHO MADE THIS KNOWN TO NEWSMEN THIS WEDNESDAY, SAID THE ZONE DECIDED TO FOLLOW THE DIRECTIVE OF THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF AMBCN, MANSUR UMAR FOR MEMBERS TO BEGIN A TWO-WEEK STRIKE FROM JULY 13, OVER AN INCREASE IN PRICES OF BAKERY MATERIALS.
NWIBE SAID ALTHOUGH AUTHORITIES BLAMED THE HIGH COST OF MATERIALS ON THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF THE INVASION OF UKRAINE BY RUSSIA, THE MEMBERS FEEL IT IS UNNECESSARY TO KEEP INCREASING THE PRICES OF BAKERY PRODUCTS SUCH AS BREAD TO THE DETRIMENT OF CUSTOMERS.
ALSO SPEAKING, THE SOUTH EAST ZONAL SECRETARY OF THE ASSOCIATION, OKEY EZEANATA URGED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ALLOW MASS PARTICIPATION IN THE IMPORTATION OF BAKING MATERIALS AS IS OBTAINABLE IN OTHER SECTORS.