[size=17pt]SA Businessman - "My Family Is Safer In Nigeria Than In South Africa!"[/size]

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08 Apr 2013


The outgoing Managing Director of Integrated Cash Management Services Ltd (iCMS), Mr. Stephen Botha, spoke with Kunle Aderinokun about the challenges and opportunities in the budding cash management business in Nigeria, even with the cash-lite policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Excerpts:


In retrospect, when you first came into Nigeria, how did you perceive the country against the notion you had before?

I was pleasantly surprised when I came to Nigeria the first time. The expectation was a dark country where it is unsafe and where you need to have policemen accompanying you, infrastructure not in place, among others.

I was received by my friends the first time, afterwards, I came into the country on my own. I have told everybody that for the time I have stayed here, [size=15pt]my family is safer than they were in South Africa.[/size] But one thing that impressed me most, was the development and the advances in Nigeria, specifically in Lagos, in terms of infrastructure, development and making things more approachable with services working.

Did you have the opportunity of going to the restive area in the Niger Delta?

I was advised not to go but I did go to Abuja, Katsina and the report is the same, that [size=15pt]I feel safe here[/size]. It is a country with immense business opportunities..


http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/botha-nigerias-cash-in-circulation-is-thrice-that-of-south-africa/144325/

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Patronage...maybe south african boko haram are disturbing him
First to condemn

That guy way wan carry iPad go interview na I find come dis page,


Him fit even carry d oracle priest way dey their village go interview instead of laptop or iPad.

If they were in Kano you won't have preferred Nigeria o. BTW where this ppl why d always hustle 1st, 2nd and 3rd to comment?

We know we are better off than SA in terms of security.

alpha conde: Patronage...
First to comment

loser

Because he is living in VGC.

petipeti: Because he is living in VGC.

vgc is not part of nigeria huh?

Samsantos9: .

Sharp guy, see u dey use punctuation dey reserve space

which part in Nigeria... is it Northern nigeria :BokoHaram with their bombing, eastern Nigeria Militant with their vandalization or western Nigeria Lagos to be precise where kidnapping has been the oder of day

weytin no make u go niger delta or kano or bauchi?
anyway 9ja na peaceful country some bad belle no won make b!

Omen100:

loser

Like seriously I was the first to comment after the first person did

alpha conde: Patronage...maybe south african boko haram are disturbing him
First to condemn

Shine Your eyes?

I speak peace to Nigeria.........to Africa.

Jesus, Again SA Mr Botha you are free to move to Nigeria plz, no one will question your move, just go,plus Nigeria is in need of white people. ...

You think so

ItsModella: Say whatever you may about Nigeria but we're still better than Pretoria and Soweto in terms of security.

preach on sis

ItsModella: Say whatever you may about Nigeria but we're still better than Pretoria and Soweto in terms of security.

yeah so

This guy did not say much . Is there no developing country that is not growing everyday on its infrastructure? Almost all developing countries are having infrastructure built in their capital. He just kept on saying 'nigeria is safer than south africa' without inciting serious evidence . The man or the writer is a or are scam(s) .

ItsModella: Say whatever you may about Nigeria but we're still better than Pretoria and Soweto in terms of security.

and nigeria is paradise??

Nigeria is a power house in Africa house like other develope nation (Germany, Uk, France, Usa)

Our weather, population, landmass, natural resources and labour is nothing to be contend with

Only if we can make use of our advantages to overcome our disadvantage, we will give the black race a prestige

Nice to hear these form a foreigner

Boy here they go again............................Una no dey tire?

An Asian friend of mine that spent many years in naija before moving to England is so eager to return. The truth be told; Naija sweet.

Nigeria is actually a safe place when u minus politiCs,reLigion and tribAlismm A.K.A (our achilles heel)then no other place compares

kgr28: and nigeria is paradise??

It's better than SA. South Africa has got like the highest crime rate in Africa. But I'm not saying crime is non-existent in Nigeria - it's just lower.

this guy dey dream carry them go north make we no how far

kgr28: and nigeria is paradise??

is south africa a paradise?