The Association of Master Bakers said it will close shops in protest of high cost of baking and multiple taxation.
The announcement is contained in a statement the National President of the Association, Alhaji Mansur Umar signed but read by the Kogi State Chairman of the association, Chief Gabriel Adeniyi.
In it, the bakers’ group said it will withdraw its services nationwide from February 27 to demand a positive change.
“The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria has critically assessed the state of our business operation and consequently demand the liberalisation of flour and sugar importation, reduction or total removal of import duties on major baking materials such as flour, sugar, butter, yeast, etc as applicable to other commodities as have recently been done by the Federal Government and provision of concessionary forex exchange to flour millers and other stakeholders as well as reduction of tariff on imported wheat and sugar,” the statement read in part.
