Butchers in Delta Central Senatorial
District of the state have called on relevant authorities to put a stop to the
unwholesome activities of some persons in the area who specialize in the
slaughtering and sale of donkey meat.
The Chairman of Delta State Butcher's
Union of Nigeria, Delta Central Chapter, Comrade David Akusu, made this appeal
when members of the Delta State Consumer Protection Committee led by it's
Secretary, Mr. Felix Oseji, on behalf of the Chairman of the committee, who is
also the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Mrs. Mary Iyasere, visited
them on Tuesday.
Comrade Akusu said that the actions
of these unscrupulous individuals does not only pose health hazard to the
people of the area who buy the donkey meat unknowningly, but is also negatively
affecting those involved in legitimate business though reduction in the volume
of their sales.
He decried a situation where a
trailer load of donkeys are slaughtered behind Delta Glass, Agbarho, Ughelli
North Local Government Area, within a few days and sold to the people with the
attendant health implications.
The Chairman promised that small
slaughter houses scattered around the area will be moved to abattoirs inside
the markets, just as he appealed to the state and local governments to provide
boreholes for them to compliment the ones privately drilled by them.
Responding, the Commissioner for
Commerce and Industry assured them that the state government will do the
needful to ensure that the health of the people is protected.
Mrs. Iyasere advised them to always keep their
surroundings clean to avoid contamination of the meat they sell, stressing that
on no account should they sell meat that are not good for human consumption to
their customers.
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