Maraba Traders Profit from NYSC Members' Needs Ahead of Orientation Camp
Traders in Maraba, the designated departure point for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members en route to the Yipata Orientation Camp in Edu Local Government Area (LGA), Kwara State, have capitalised on the influx of corps members to boost sales.
During a visit to the area, our correspondent observed that many shop owners had shifted focus to selling high-demand items such as plastic buckets, bowls, sponge cases, and other essentials required by the NYSC members before their over-two-hour journey to the camp.
A regular visitor to the park instantly noticed the vendors who gathered at the first gate in their numbers trying to 'exploit' the travelers posted to the state from different parts of the country.
One of the traders whose parents own a shop at the park, Fatimah Abdulsalam told Daily Trust that they had to take advantage of the period to augment sale which has dropped recently.
On his part, 12-year old Mohammed said he was using the period to assist his parents before they fully commence school activities after the holiday period.
Daily Trust findings revealed that prices for the items have been increased by over 100 percent.
A large plastic bucket that cost around N1,200 is sold for N2,500 while the smaller one hitherto N1,000 is now N2,000. Soap/case and plastic bowl goes for N500 each.
Asked why the increment and 'extortion', one of them said "We try to make the best use of this opportunity but we sell normal prices to others as well. It depends on how you can bargain."
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