Mubi (Adamawa) – As the nationwide strike enters its fifth day, commercial activities are grounded at the main grain market in Mubi, Adamawa.

Banks and businesses have closed shops against desperate customers in compliance with the strike.

The  Mubi grain market is one of the major agricultural produce trading centres in the North East zone.

Some of the commodities include groundnut, beans, soya beans, maize and rice.

NAN reports that the strike had led to the total suspension of grain supply from the market to other parts of the country.

Kabir Haruna, a grain dealer, said the market was closed in compliance with labour directive on the strike.

He said grain prices had so far remained unchanged, as there were no transaction at the market in the last five days.

“We anticipated shift in the prices when normal activities resume at the market,” Haruna added.

According to him, a big size bag of maize is sold at N5,000, beans N8,500 and groundnut N17, 000 before the strike.

He added: “Prices are likely to appreciate after the strike.”

Meanwhile, health care services are paralysed in  public hospitals in the area, forcing residents to  patronise private clinics.

NAN reports that all the primary healthcare facilities in the area remained under lock and key as workers stayed at home.

At the Mubi North Local Government Secretariat, the main gate to the secretariat complex was under lock and key, while security personnel were placed on guard at various government buildings in the area.

However there were low movement of taxis and commercial buses on city services, while inter-state transport services was brought to a total halt as drivers joined the strike.

Some traders and market women also opened their stores at the central market in Mubi.

Malam Muhammad Nasiru, the Chairman, Medical and Health Workers Union in the area, said they were going round to various health posts to ensure effective compliance with the strike.

Nasiru added that the action was incompliance with the NLC’s nationwide strike. (NAN)