nigerian sweep

the action congress of nigeria (acn), a classical liberal political party, uses the broom to symbolize they will sweep out all the bad things in nigeria.  since nigeria is in the midst of an election cycle, the price of brooms is increasing dramatically and housewives are not happy.  according to the wsj:

"the price of brooms has more than tripled in some places.  in parts of lagos, it's difficult to find any brooms at all, illustrating the unwelcome intrusion of nigerian politics on the home front... irked housewives say they have been forced to let dust pile up, or opt for their worn-out brooms... some say broom sizes are also shrinking, another means for merchants to inflate profit margins."

source: nationalmirror

apparently the acn purchases the brooms in bulk and resells them to members of the party, driving up prices.  during the last election in 2007, the price of brooms didn't decline until two months after the election, leaving housewives in piles of dust.

i wonder if the acn could set up a service to purchase the brooms in bulk, rent them to party members, then resell them to the housewives' market.  the renting portion of implementing that idea seems difficult, so maybe the acn could assist in establishing an actual "broom market day" where housewives and party members could buy and sell these brooms?  hmmm...