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Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by Bidphil(m): 10:54am On Oct 23, 2019 |
Topmaike007: Trump building wall is different from this border closure policy. Trump building wall is about shutting the door against illegal immigrants. If it was Trump that is in Buhari's seat, he probably would be doing what he is doing to China. Have you heard of multiple streams of income before? I'll suggest that you think about this border closure like an entrepreneur or like a capitalist probably you'll see what I'm saying sir/ma |
Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by murmee: 10:55am On Oct 23, 2019 |
My observation is that even before the borders were closed, most of the rice sold in Nigeria are local rice which are packed with foreign Names and labels. Going forward, all locally produced rice should be marked 'Proudly Nija' in addition to the brand name. We need to be able to identify locally produced rice! 2 Likes |
Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by Bidphil(m): 10:56am On Oct 23, 2019 |
MrNipplesLover: That's why we have custom and we pay them. What are they getting paid for if they cannot secure our borders? |
Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by Maziyk: 10:58am On Oct 23, 2019 |
Was your cow president or goatment forced to signed the free trade agreement, this is what you get where illiterates rules over the educated illiterates |
Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by Donald95(m): 10:58am On Oct 23, 2019 |
mrvitalis: You are blessed with wisdom. Thank God your point made Front-page |
Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by Bigblessed: 11:00am On Oct 23, 2019 |
God bless you for saying the truth. When we keep maintaining ceremonial structures in these places with their official wicked touts every where working for their big ogas. Refer back to an urgly experience at Seme border in 2016, when I decided to cross the border by my self for the first time because I have been using ABC Transport. Fast-forward to that very very day, I was really confident that It will be a free moment since I had all my documents -int'l passport, yellow card and my student ID Card. To my greatest surprise, I was wrong as I was traumatized at the end of the day. My brothers, I have to pass through almost 10 caravan offices to answer 1 or 2 questions, some which don't even make sense. Sometimes when you try to question them, they will tell you that they own the place so you should not question them. Only the faces of some of them, will tell you that something is wrong. Please note that you are not just visiting these so called offices, but you have to give them some money before coming out as some of them were not even ready to look at your papers. Once you come out of an office and try to work free on the road, immediately you will see some hungry looking dirty touts directing you to another caravan; and if you dare refuse them, you are in a big trouble as they will go as far as fighting and destroying your things. I saw them fighting with people and dragging their luggages, but there was this young fair man who not only fought with them, but went as far as swimming the dirty stagnant water and peddling stones with them simply because he refused to follow their direction. May looking at the man, one can deduce that as a regular user of the border, he purposely prepared for them (because of his dressing how he wrapped his only bag around his body and his boldness in challenging them). I decided to take this route because I wanted to stamp my passport since I never passed there without stamping my passport, but when I got fed up with giving money as I was spending out of my budget plus the time wasted because any office you entered without giving, you will not be allowed to leave no matter your excuse and plea as if they are deaf. At this time, I was thinking of what will become of me if my colleagues I was traveling with at the other end should leave me because they took the apian way with the help of crossers while I decided to take due process so I became stubborn too and refused to give. (Trying so hard to cut it short). In all these, anytime I remember the experience, the one that keep paining me was my experience in customs and ports clinic offices where I was meant to pay money even with my papers intact. At a time they questioned about the colour of the biro used in signing my paper. Saying that there should be red pen in it. At a point I wanted to take it up with them as I have already noted some of their names, but with other expenses in the numerous caravans and the thought of missing my colleagues, I finally forgot everything as I became frustrated, traumatized and weak out of annoyance. At a point, I started cry, when I remembered that I was receiving all that in my own country by my own people. I was frustrated because when I crossed Togo border -Ila Conje, I paid only trois cents (300 official price) to stamp my passport and there was no harassment instead they told me 'bon voyage' with good smile on their faces. Those who did not want to stamp their passports walked free after securing check. Nigeria, my Nigeria, which way, please? NB: Please I forgot to inform you that it happened during the waiting of the commissioning of the newly built Nigerian Border for years. nauto5: 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by Bidphil(m): 11:03am On Oct 23, 2019 |
I see several people reasoning like VP Yemi Osinbajo on this platform. They prefer to close their shop, sit down and start monitoring their shop to see how the thief would steal from their shop again. The World has gone past that. We'll lose a lot of money and be at the detrimental end if we continue with this policy. We should be looking at maximising our competitive edge rather than closing our land border. FG could have increased import duties, patronise locally made product themselves to encourage citizens, give loans and tax breaks to farmers and watch how the story changes but mba, we think the closing of land borders is the best way to go. We're practically shutting the door against investors. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by zoraro(m): 11:06am On Oct 23, 2019 |
obi58: I totally agree with all what you said, it is also a bad decision because it sets a bad example for other African countries to follow. |
Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by MrNipplesLover(m): 11:08am On Oct 23, 2019 |
Bidphil: and you think those animals called customs are not thieves? it is a shame this country is filled with criminals in officers' clothes. I hail u, bro. |
Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by Nobody: 11:08am On Oct 23, 2019 |
mrvitalis: Nice one bro... more insightful knowledge to your brain!!! 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by hardeytarhyour(m): 11:09am On Oct 23, 2019 |
It is Very good step anda one of the Best Action this Government has Take. It will *Help Our Economy alot *Boost Our Local Manufacturer *alleviate Poverty *Our Manufacturing Sector especially RICE MANUFACTURING is Going to be more Dutiful as They know we Depend on them more Than before.. Am not surprise seeing some anti-Nigeria Nigerians talking Bad about Border Closure And that assure me that there are some People that use to feel Purge When Seeing Nigerian Government taking some step that is essential for our development and Growth...MAY THEY SAD ON BORDER CLOSURE TAYA : The Only Thing one more Thing is OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY should Intensify Their effort to Secure all Border Thightly. GODBLESSNIGERIA |
Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by kikake: 11:55am On Oct 23, 2019 |
"Economic implosion that will resonate prosperity.." Who send you with this type of yawaa sense? I hereby declare that school you attended to be closed down.
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Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by kikake: 11:59am On Oct 23, 2019 |
NimrodEndOfDays: Were Nigerians consulted through their National Assembly before the borders were closed? In other words, one man called president can now decide to roast all Nigerians or part of it. |
Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by NimrodEndOfDays(m): 12:48pm On Oct 23, 2019 |
kikake:now for those who are supporting these moves should tell us what were the measures taken to cushion these effects what were the problems that would be created and how it would benefit us in the long run. people always play tribal and ethnic card to things that are damn serious. |
Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by Babaken(m): 12:59pm On Oct 23, 2019 |
Is rice the only Nigeria problem? Am sure 99 percent of those in support of this border closure don't have any business to do with border because if they do they will have rethink. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by Babaken(m): 1:04pm On Oct 23, 2019 |
RichDad1:please can you explain 3 things that make it excellent. |
Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by Babaken(m): 1:14pm On Oct 23, 2019 |
Closing of the border can only enrich the top officers because they will have enough money to share within themselves. |
Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by wasi9ice: 1:29pm On Oct 23, 2019 |
mrvitalis: Brilliant and welcome ldea |
Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by Carding2002(m): 1:31pm On Oct 23, 2019 |
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Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by wasi9ice: 1:42pm On Oct 23, 2019 |
The main target here is Rice. But Local farmers have seized this opportunity to increase the prize making the policy to look stupid and evil before the consumers... Most local products are substandard yet almost sold same prize as a foreign product, that's one of the reasons people still go for the foreign products even amid scarcity . |
Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by Qadaffi2idiamin: 1:46pm On Oct 23, 2019 |
NimrodEndOfDays:Lots of people think the border is closed to politicians.... This move will bend Nigeria in the near future because other countries will learn to be sufficient as Nigeria breached the ECOWAS free trade movement |
Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by otokx(m): 1:58pm On Oct 23, 2019 |
Most things Nigerian are just difficult for no reason. What has border closure got to do with increase in price of Yam or Garri? It appears the closure has more advantages than disadvantages. 1 Like |
Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by NimrodEndOfDays(m): 2:00pm On Oct 23, 2019 |
Qadaffi2idiamin:And it would create alot of enemies that we do not want.This Buhari and Shagari created the bad blood we have with our Ghanaian brothers when we chased them out of our country. now they dont depend on us. in most African countries we are always disrespected and it is hurting us. what stops Buhari from improving the local rice and increasing the quality. Nigerians will always buy the best. most wires we use are NIGERIAN cables. i wonder why they cannot think outside the box. at the end of the day it is us with the green passport that would be harassed. they all carry DIPLOMATIC PASSPORTS. |
Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by Sicilyjoe: 2:01pm On Oct 23, 2019 |
otokx: Did u say more advantages than disadvantages ? |
Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by theenchanter: 2:29pm On Oct 23, 2019 |
Bidphil:the funniest thing is that Nigeria has done all the bolded, there's no ban on rice importation, forex for it is only restricted and import duty was increased, thats d reason people smuggle it more on land border than through d seaport. 1 Like |
Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by SolarHub(m): 2:34pm On Oct 23, 2019 |
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Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by Almunjid(m): 3:29pm On Oct 23, 2019 |
VirginSearcher:Nonsense! |
Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by Qadaffi2idiamin: 4:42pm On Oct 23, 2019 |
NimrodEndOfDays:I just don't subscribe to this lock down. I agree with you, its us carrying green passport that'll get hurt. They call themselves VIPs. But I know soon enough we'll take back our country. |
Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by Yampotatocarrot(m): 4:52pm On Oct 23, 2019 |
Wallade: I love the way you dissected your opinion and placed it in paragraphs for easy reading and comprehension. However, I'll like you to explain further on some issues you brought up. - The car importation, won't it be better and even provide more jobs if these manufacturers are "seduced" to come set up their plants here in Nigeria? Ive heard stories that in the past, these companies had plants in Nigeria, but they closed and moved away. So, instead of just allowing them import, can't we seduce them to return? - About poultry farming, trust me, there are a whole lot of people involved in poultry farming that I don't even see the need for the imported ones. But visit any cold room, and you'll see cartons of imported frozen chicken. Is it the packaging that is making Nigerians patronise them or what? I personally know of a lecturer in FUTO who is into poultry farming and packages it in such a way you'll think it's imported, I also know a woman at Federal junction, along Ipaja road, who operates a kind of point and kill business for poultry; you choose the one you want, she kills it and defeathers it there for you. Shouldn't there be a way to push Nigerians into these aspects of the poultry business? Because most people look at the stress of buying a live chicken, killing it, defeathering it, and just decide to go for the imported frozen ones. - Finally, these fishes you mentioned, the panlas, kotes and co, can't they be produced domestically? Or is there a kinda law that stipulates it must be only tilapia and catfish that we produce in Nigeria? Please. If possible, give very practical solutions where applicable Thanks again. |
Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by Sicilyjoe: 5:11pm On Oct 23, 2019 |
Closing of borders is direct attack on the poor masses 1 Like |
Re: What Is Your Opinion About The Nigeria Land Border Closure? by Ken4Christ: 5:27pm On Oct 23, 2019 |
How is the border closure generating foreign exchange for us? How is it solving our poverty problem? It has rather increased the cost of living of Nigerians and reduced the standard of living. The beneficiaries and those greedy farmers and mostly from the north. Let them also ban importation of refined products. Niger Delta boys can do it. Let then ban importation of keke na pep, Innosun motors can handle it. |
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