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Makers of local bread 'Gurasa' stages a protest in Kano
By Salisu K Ismail
The chairperson of the Kano State Bread Makers Association, Hajia Fatima Auwal said that, they held a peaceful protest to convince the government and stakeholders on the cost of flour and other materials needed for this business and the increasing general life hardship since removal of the fuel subsidy by Nigerian government.
The protestors who came from the neighborhoods of the ancient Jakara region including Yalwa, Chediyar Yangurasa, Sanka and others said that, most of them are orphans and widows and explained the difficult situation they are in because of the high cost of living.
They explained that, it has reached the point where some of them have lost their investment, some of them have accumulated debt and now they are imprisoned in prison.
Furthermore, the Chairperson stressed that, "this demonstration aimed to shed light on the ever-increasing hardships experienced by Nigerians since the removal of the fuel subsidy by the government."
According to them, many of them are unable to even eat in their homes, where they said that most of their children have now been sent home from the schools they are studying because they have no money to pay their children's school fees. .
During the protest, the leader of the group, Fatima Auwal, called with a strong voice on the leaders at all levels to look at their situation of high cost and hardship of life.
'Gurasa,' a Hausa local bread is one of the most popular traditional foods of the people of Kano, since stoneages as it remained the easiest to manage which is still proud of as the easiest food of 'Bahaushe.'
Newskeeper reports how the local bread makers are complaining on the high cost of living which has made the business impossible and treats to shutdown the business completely.
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