WORSEN ECONOMIC HARDSHIP: FEARS, AS WATER VENDORS PLAN TO INCREASE THE PRICE OF A SACHET OF WATER TO N20.00 IN JOS, PLATEAU STATE

By: Paul Naomi,

There is palpable fear in Jos, the capital of Plateau State, as there are strong indications that, Water Vendors are planning to increase the price of a sachet water from its current N10.00 to N20.00 per sachet from today, Monday, 15^th November, 2021.

The Vendors, as REALITY gathered, have formed a cartel and have constituted themselves into a price controlling body, which would be determining how drinking water should be sold in the state.

You would recall that, REALITY has reported that, 80% of Jos city residents hardly get water supply from government source in the past 5 years. While those that are lucky to have end up having supply of undrinkable water from their taps.

REALITY also gathered that in their nocturnal meeting through the weekend, the Vendors have planned to cause an artificial scarcity of sachet water in the city in order to achieve their aim of increasing the price.

Details of the prices of other food commodities in Jos, coming soon!