NAIJA NEWS
The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, has stated that agricultural products are expensive because of extortion carried out at checkpoints.
Maiha condemned the existence of 700 checkpoints where truck drivers conveying agricultural products are forced to pay an average of ₦1.2 million per trip, hence the high cost of meat in the market.
The Minister shared his reservation while speaking at the Daily Trust’s 22nd Annual Dialogue in Abuja.
He also attributed the high cost of meat in the market to the extortionate checkpoints manned by both state and non-state actors.
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