A spokesperson for the National Food Suppliers Association, Koku Amedume has said that they will not accept partial payments as the government reschedules payment to them.
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture assured that their funds had been released for payment to be made by Wednesday, July 19.
But Amedume said they are expecting full payment else they will resume picketing on Thursday, July 20.
The food suppliers say they were owed two years’ arrears.
Amedume said that this situation was putting pressure on them because they took loans from banks to enable them to meet the supply needs of the Buffer Stock.
Addressing the press on Monday, July 17, he said “We are expecting full settlement of our money because our money has been long overdue, interest has accumulated, banks are on us to take our properties, members are languishing in abject poverty
“We can no longer accept a meager payment in the settlement, we are here to take the full payment and we are interested in the full payment without which we will resume our picketing right after Thursday.”
Source:Fiilafmonline/3News
