Business
Maureen Ojinaka
Enugu, Sept. 24, 2019 (NAN)
Many food vendors are making brisk business following the resumption of both public and private schools in Enugu.
A survey on Tuesday revealed that food vendors in some schools were experiencing high patronage.
Many of them deal on different food items ranging from roast plantain generally called ‘bole’ with sauce, moi moi, Okpa made from Bambara nut and rice.
Others include burns, egg rolls, sachet water, soft drinks, fruits and local restaurant popularly called ‘Mama put’.
Some of the vendors said that food vending is their major means of livelihood, while students and pupils are their major customers.
Miss Chinwe Chijioke, a bole seller, beside Urban Girls Secondary School, Uwani, said that she started making good business at the resumption of schools when compared to what she made during the holiday.
“I thank God for the school resumption because I now make more than N5,000 on daily basis but during the holiday, I hardly made up to N2,000 daily.
“I sell some plantains N150 per lob while some others are N200, I am happy that I make reasonable profit now schools have resumed.
“Early this morning, I rushed to the market to buy more plantains and other items for my business, God has been so kind to me,” Chijioke said.
Mrs Uju Obi, an okpa seller at Igbariam Primary School, said that she was grateful to God, adding that throughout the holiday, she had been walking from street to street in order to make sales.
“It was not easy for me financially during the holiday, I had to walk from street to street with my okpa to see if I could finish selling it before the end of the day.
“But with the resumption of schools, I now have a place, where I relax to do my business and make quick sales especially on N50 okpa while the ones for N100 are sold lastly, “Obi said.
Mrs Patricia Eze, who sells burns, egg rolls and drinks, opposite Queens School said that business had picked up again after the holiday.
Eze added that before the end of school period on daily basis, her burns get finished due to its price of N50 per ball and also affordable for students to buy.
“Most of us depend on students to survive in this state, whenever schools close for holiday, I am not too happy because my business slows down and it gives me concern.
“But if schools are in session, every food vendor becomes happy due to high patronage from the pupils and students”, she said.
