For the second day running,
members of the Newspapers Distributors Associatiaon of Nigeria (NDAN) yesterday
prevented the distribution of The Nation, The Sun and Vanguard newspapers at major points
in Lagos and Abuja.
The association and the
newspapers have a dispute over commission – a development which made the
distributors vow to frustrate the three newspapers.
Following the disagreement, the
newspaper resorted to direct distribution of their products but the agents have
been frustrating them. At Kakawa, a major distribution point on Lagos Island,
agents threatened to pour acid on employees of The Nation who were
distributing the newspaper. They were also threatened in Ikeja and Maryland
distribution points.
An agent at the Kakawa
distribution point was quoted as saying: “You people don’t want to negotiate.
You think you can do it yourselves.”
An agent from Kakawa was
yesterday monitoring vendors in Maryland to ensure they were not selling the
three newspapers.