Kafin zuwan biki, mutane da dama a Nijeriya sun fara tsanantawa kan karin farashin abinci, wanda ya zama babban batu a gare su. Dangane da rahotanni daga wasu yankuna na ƙasar, farashin kayayyaki irin su tuwo, shinkafa, man shanu, da sauran abinci mai gina jiki sun tashi sosai.
Wani dan kasuwa a kasuwar Kano ya bayyana cewa, farashin shinkafa ya tashi daga N15,000 zuwa N25,000 ga baga daya, wanda hakan ya sa ya zama mara yawa ya siye kayayyakin. “Matsalar farashin abinci ta zama babban batu a gare mu, musamman kafin zuwan biki. Mutane suna tsananawa kan haka,” in ya ce.
Gwamnati ta Nijeriya ta bayyana cewa, tana shirin daukar matakan da zasu rage farashin abinci, amma har yanzu ba a ganin sakamako ba. Mutane suna koke cewa, gwamnati ta fi mayar da hankali kan masu kasa da kasa maimakon masu kasa.
Wani malamin tattalin arziya ya bayyana cewa, karin farashin abinci ya shafi ne sakamakon matsalolin tattalin arziya na siyasa a ƙasar. “Matsalar farashin abinci ba ta faru ne kawai a Nijeriya, amma ita ce babbar matsala a yanzu. Gwamnati ta fi mayar da hankali kan hanyoyin da zasu rage farashin abinci,” in ya ce.