Delegate of Trade Seizes Bags of Cement.

The enterprises from which bags of cement were seized did not comply with the norms and sales price set out.

The Regional Delegate of Trade, David Tsegui and his team on Saturday January 3, seized bags of cement worth millions which were being sold at a price higher than what it was supposed to be. The bags of cement were immediately resold to consumers at the original price they were supposed to be sold at. The gesture called a crowd which happily bought the cement in quantities.
Speaking to Cameroon Tribune, Tsegui said the homologation price of cement in Douala and Bonaberi is FCFA 4600 and nothing more. But most of these establishments were selling at a price higher than the normal. The Delegate explained that his team has been carrying out controls in the price of cement recently and when they got to Ndogpassi, Village, Quinferou a whole sale company was selling a bag of Cement between FCFA 4900 to FCFA 5500, instead of the normal FCFA 4600. The same company in Ndokoti sold at the same FCFA 4600. The inspection team he said seized 765 bags of cement worth FCFA 3,519,000 from Quinferou. Immediately, he said the bags of cement were sold at the normal price to the buyers.
Tsegui added that this price is only for Douala because in Yaounde and other towns or regions the price of a bag of cement is sold at FCFA 4900, which is different and is a little higher than the price in Douala.
In another enterprise in Ancien Route Bonaberi, AKAME, 309 bags were seized worth FCFA 1,421,400 because they were selling a bag of cement at FCFA 4800.At another enterprise Tatissong et Fils opposite Palace Hotel, 239 bags were seized worth FCFA 1,099,400, because they were also selling a bag at FCFA 4800.
The Regional Delegate called on sellers to learn to follow the prices which are being laid down while calling on consumers to co-operate with the Delegation and inform them anywhere and anytime a seller dissuades from the norms and laid out principles.
EFFA TAMBENKONGHO