Our correspondent UCHENDU EJIOWHOR who monitored situations in parts of the Rivers State capital yesterday reports that only a few business outlets opened their doors to customers.
The development could be explained because of the celebration of Boxing Day and the fact that many residents have travelled out of the Rivers State capital to the hinterlands.
Some of traders who turned out at the Mile Three Market in Port Harcourt expressed dissatisfaction with the low patronage.
The mainly clothes and foodstuff dealers complained that shoppers have been making less purchases due to increase prices.
A rice dealer from the northern part of the country who identified himself as AHMED MUSA explained that the high cost of importation makes it difficult to lower the price of rice.
