The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi has banned all market associations in Ile Ife to tame the escalating prices of food items.
He lamented the hike in foodstuff prices and many other commodities pushing the people deeper into hardship..
The royal father who spoke through his chiefs, canceled all market associations in his Kingdom, saying that traders were free to sell at their prices.
The chiefs, while delivering the message of the monarch, told the market women who were also seen in the video receiving the message that nobody should be coerced to fix prices for others.
Oba Ogunwusi also ordered that a portion of pepper be sold between N100 and N200.
The monarch also warned those selling seven cups of foodstuffs as a congo to residents to stop, adding that anyone caught would be banished from the town.
The chiefs in the video said, “In the name of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi and the 16 Cheifs, the market heads (Babaloja and Iyaloja) of Ile-Ife should go and inform all market men and women in Ile-Ife that starting from today, (Friday), that Kabiesi has canceled anything called market association.
“Also anyone who threatens or coerces another to sell their foodstuff or goods at a particular price will be dealt with. Everyone should sell at their price.
“Also, people selling pepper should not sell a portion for more than N200. The act of selling a portion of pepper for N500 should stop from today.
“For those selling foodstuffs, anybody who cheats customers by selling 7 cups as a congo of rice, once caught, will leave the city.
“Similarly, any outsider who comes to trade in Ile-Ife should be welcome. Anybody who chases an outsider who comes to trade away will be sent out of Ile-Ife.”.
