According to them, Federal Government’s timely intervention in the avoidable crisis would forestall looming increment in the price of bread, as well as rekindle hope of the masses in the present government.

The Master Bakers, Confectioneries and Caterers of Nigeria (AMBCCN) Kosofe Local Government area of the state made the appeal while on a protest rally round the state which they rounded off at the office of Governor Fashola in Alausa, Ikeja.

Addressing pressmen, at the governor’s office, the General Secretary of the Association, Mr. Lekan Ajangboju said, "we appeal to Governor Fashola to please help prevail on the President to intercede in this looming crisis by directing the flour millers to revert to the old price of the product they unilaterally increased from N2,950 to N4,000.

"Certainly, if no attempt is made by the Federal Government to curb the excesses of the flour millers, then we shall be left with no choice but to increase the price of bread by 300 per cent; of course it would be regrettable, but then it would be the only choice left to us to survive," the bakers warned.

Ajangboju stated that the rise in the cost of the raw materials for bread was a conscious attempt to take away bread from the reach of the masses, saying, "bread has become food for the riche that is the more reason why we want the masses to know that this exercise is in their interest; we don’t want to increase the price of bread because we want to be identified with the poverty alleviation efforts of both the Federal Government and Governor Fashola."

Armed with placards with various inscriptions, including: "the masses are suffering due to bread price increase; Government reduce tariff on flour, please help; the flour millers are killing us; bread is not for the poor again and; VAT reduced, but millers insist on increment," reminded the government of the countries where increase in the price of bread led to unrest.

Commenting, the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Opeyemi Bamidele told journalists that the Governor had taken note of all the problems listed by the Bakers promising to takes their case up to the Presidency.