NASS Barricade: Food vendors make brisk business
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by cecilia ijuo2 food vendors on tuesday took advantage of the barricade of the national assembly entrance by security operatives to make brisk business1 newsmen the assembly workers and other nigerians who were barred from entering the assembly complex resorted to the vendors for food as they waited at the entrance1 security operatives of the department of state service dss had as early as 7 a.m. barricaded the entrance to the complex denying some lawmakers journalists and staff of the assembly access into the premises1 the lawmakers were later at about 9 a.m. allowed into the premises but newsmen assembly workers including clerk of the national assemblyalhaji mohammed sani-omolorinand other nigerians continued to be barred from entry1 the entrance of the assembly where the barred persons gathered was littered with bottles of water and soft drinks groundnut peels and used food packs among others1 one of the vendors mrs hauwa ismaila said that the development at the assembly entrance was unusual but had however made her to make business and gain1 she said today is better than other days. my food is almost finished1 another vendor who pleaded anonymity said my buns is finished. i thank god1