Charcoal sellers lament low patronage in Kano
Some charcoal sellers in Kano have decried the low patronage of the trade amid high cost of the commodity in the state.
The sellers who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday said that as a result of the low sales, it had become difficult for them to cater for their families.
They said that a big size bag of charcoal was being sold at N1, 800 while half bag of the commodity sold at N900, as against its old prices of N2, 000 and N1, 000, respectively.
Malam Hamisu Abubakar, the Chairman, Charcoal Sellers Development Association in the state, expressed concern over the low patronage of the commodity due to exorbitant prices since the raining season set in.
Abubakar noted that the demand of the commodity witnessed drastic dropped, a trend which affected his sales.
“Some of the customers stopped buying charcoal, they preferred stove and electric cooker.
“Few months back, I sold about 30 bags daily, it has reduced to less than 15 bags since the rainy season started.
“Customers such as eatery operators and corn roasters among others that buy the commodity in large quantities are no longer patronising us due to the rain.
“Whenever it rain, we keep the charcoal inside a shop and use a big polythene to cover it so as not to get soaked or wet,” he said.
