nototribalist:
If you believe this fake news you're on your own

the Borders are closed, Nothing goes out and nothing comes in.

how can they reject what they can't see. that border is not opening till 2050.

for example why should we use our Forex dollars to buy goods from europe and Asia and some people will now transfer it to Ghana. including fuel.

All African countries must keep what ever they import with their dollars and export things grown and produce in Africa. so therefore Benin republic keep your rice to yourself, Nigeria must sale their imported goods within Nigeria, and stop this wickedness of pushing it to Ecowas countries. when those goods are scarce back home the price goes high. what sort of wickedness is that.

let all Ecowas countries stress their own currency to bring in goods from Europe and Asia. period

F00lish!

very very foolish

richard870:
F00lish!

I stop reading immediately he lied that Dangote transport cement to Benin.

Seun:
Of course, this is to be expected. That's what happened when Trump slapped tariffs on Chinese goods. Trade is not a one-way-street.

Seun did you read the part he said it's affecting Dangote cement? That was pure lie. Benin republic do not allow Dangote cement into their country so how can it affects him.

Notatribalist:
I stopped reading when I got to where it was claimed dangote cement rejected in Benin Republic. That's a complete lie, Benin has been importing cement from China, they don't buy dangote cement.

Exactly

Jones4190:
*Benin Republic has a population of 12 million people. But it is the worlds 5th importer of rice. In 2018, it imported rice worth US$996m.*

*Benin is also world's largest importer of _used_ _cars_ and __second_ - _hand_ _clothing_ . All with a population of 12m people.*
*DO YOU WONDER HOW?.........*
*Don't!*

*98.2% of these imports into Benin are only on transit; their final destination is _NIGERIA_ !*
*Nigeria is world's largest consumer of used cars and second hand clothing, and is also Africa's largest consumer of Asian grown rice.*

*The problem here is that all these imported goods attract appropriate import duty and trade tax, which are paid to the Beninoise Government while the goods are thence SMUGGLED into Nigeria WITHOUT ANY PAYMENT to the Nigerian Government and, thereby, adding zero value to the Nigerian economy!*
*Sadly, THIS IS ALL DONE BY NIGERIANS!*


*Granted, ECOWAS/CEDEAO charter allows for free trade between member states, but _on_ _goods_ _produced_ _in_ _member_ _countries_ , and NOT on imports from other economic blocs.*

*Where foreign goods are transiting through a member country, and ending up in another member country, the ECOWAS charter stipulates that the country of transit MAY collect a token trade tax, and its Customs officials should then escort the goods to the border of the importing country and hand it over to the Customs officials of the importing country!*
*But what we see in the case of Benin Republic is that it collects _CUSTOMS_ _DUTY_ plus _TRADE_ _TAX_ , and then allows the goods to pass through its hinterland for onward smuggle into Nigeria!*

*This is a clear violation of ECOWAS statutes and no nation can condone such costly infraction.*

*Nigeria has tolerated this nonsense from Benin for far too long and it is time to stop the malpractice if we want Nigeria's economy to grow.*
*(Therefore, whoever cries foul because we have closed our borders to smugglers while we're putting our act together, IS AN ENEMY OF NIGERIA!)*

*Nigeria makes up about 74% of ECOWAS population and about 71% of its economy. It is ECOWAS that needs Nigeria and not the other way round!*

ANY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MEMBER COUNTRIES MUST BE BASED ON EXTANT REGULATIONS!

Your school fees was not in vain

Though it affect ordinary Nigerians too, but let the border remain close please. Since the closure of Nigeria border herdsmen attack reduce even boko haram attack reduce...

NigeriaIsDoomed:
Ghanaians can go and die. Our border remaims shut till the zoo republic of Ghana puts an end to smuggling fake products into Nigeria.
Ghana is responsible for the Boko Haram activities in Nigeria.
Since we shut our borders bokoharam attacks have reduced
Just30 and GENEGIRIA

Imagine a theory!
Well done detective Kabiru

Am not a fan of buhari,but on this boarder closure am 100 percent in support.

Joevics:

The fact that you even believe Nigeria is benefiting anything from this says a lot about your level of understanding, I wont waste my time with you.

I only asked you for figure and name of a country. Is that too difficult for you?

buharigg should open the borders, u have not provided a conducive environment for business to thrive in the country before considering closing the borders, no good motorable road, no electricity, no security, abeg open that border!

Any effort to attract foreign exchange to Nigeria is welcomed. That's why in my own little way I have opted to work for USA based survey site that pays me $3-$5 each day.
I am actually adding value to the Nigerian economy when I sell this dollar for naira. If all Nigerian youths starts contributing this small amount of foreign exchange to our economy, just imagine how strong the naira would become.
Meanwhile, check my signature for link if you are interested in survey site

i wonder if they didn't expect this to happen before ? its time cadbury's returned to Nigeria enough of us importing Milo and bournivita from ghana our cocoa market is about to be forced into being revived, if they know what to do, the agidingbi cadburys cocoa mill should take off we have the market for our products and we have the capacity for local supply, if we need more we can import cocoa from Ghana same with Dunlop tyres

Any company that is serious about doing manufacturing business should first build their own power plant 3000kwa power plants to 1megawatt wouldnt cost them N500m to get done - this would create employment for engineers

1x2x3:
That's why I like Trump. He will hold those countries by their balls till they yield to his request. If Nigeria is gaint of West Africa then the president should remain firm with the border closure.

Word of caution. Trump has made several blunders, he is only being egoistic. Just go and find out out much farmers in the US are suffering and are angry with him.

NigeriaIsDoomed:
Ghanaians can go and die. Our border remaims shut till the zoo republic of Ghana puts an end to smuggling fake products into Nigeria.
Ghana is responsible for the Boko Haram activities in Nigeria.
Since we shut our borders bokoharam attacks have reduced
Just30 and GENEGIRIA

Angelfrost:


Reasons??!... Where do we even begin...

1. Extremely slow response to economic conflicts of interest among member nations.
2. Inability to dole out sanctions to nations contravening laid down trade regulations.
3. Consistent failure to speak up for member nations affected by xenophobia in other parts of this continent.
4. Very poor showing, presence, and voice in the committee of nations across the universe.

Etc....etc...

For me, and many others, ECOWAS is just a name.... Not a force to be reckoned with or feared.

ur I agree with you, you are 1000% correct bro

nototribalist:
If you believe this fake news you're on your own

the Borders are closed, Nothing goes out and nothing comes in.

how can they reject what they can't see. that border is not opening till 2050.

for example why should we use our Forex dollars to buy goods from europe and Asia and some people will now transfer it to Ghana. including fuel.

All African countries must keep what ever they import with their dollars and export things grown and produce in Africa. so therefore Benin republic keep your rice to yourself, Nigeria must sale their imported goods within Nigeria, and stop this wickedness of pushing it to Ecowas countries. when those goods are scarce back home the price goes high. what sort of wickedness is that.

let all Ecowas countries stress their own currency to bring in goods from Europe and Asia. period

If ECOWAS is not careful we'll have our on NIGEXIT just like BREXIT

Angelfrost:


Reasons??!... Where do we even begin...

1. Extremely slow response to economic conflicts of interest among member nations.
2. Inability to dole out sanctions to nations contravening laid down trade regulations.
3. Consistent failure to speak up for member nations affected by xenophobia in other parts of this continent.
4. Very poor showing, presence, and voice in the committee of nations across the universe.

Etc....etc...

For me, and many others, ECOWAS is just a name.... Not a force to be reckoned with or feared.

If ECOWAS is not careful we'll have our on NIGEXIT just like BREXIT

Angelfrost:


ECOWAS should be scrapped, in my opinion... That union is as useless, spineless, and moribund as unions go... An eternal blight among world organizations.

I actually have more faith in OPC than that idiotic organization.

it should be scrapped all man for himself

tayebest:
Fire for fire


It's well expected, but the other ECOWAS country will fell the better heat!


The border should remain closed till eternity! ✌️

Omo you wicked ooo

As a Ghanaian I am happy that zoo borders remains closed. It will prevent more animals entering into a peaceful and civilised society like Ghana and disturbing our peace. Next on the agenda is closing every shops owned by Nigerian and sending them back to the zoo

E-War loading...

Poultry farmers beg President Buhari not to reopen borders




Poultry farmers and other stakeholders in the industry have given their support to the policy of the President Buhari-led administration on the closure of the country’s land borders. They also pleaded that the borders should be permanently closed. This, according to them, would drive the nation’s economic growth and food sufficiency.

Speaking during the opening ceremony of this year’s Nigeria Poultry Show organised by the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), the poultry farmers said that Nigeria could only get better with the border closure, as it would equally boost sales and production in the industry.

While giving his address on the theme, “Nigeria Poultry Industry: Managing the Value chain for National Development,” the President of PAN, Ezekiel Ibrahim supported the border closure, saying that it would translate into greater employment opportunities in Nigeria.

https://nairametrics.com/2019/11/06/poultry-farmers-beg-president-buhari-not-to-open-closed-borders/

gregyboy:
What is good for the greeks is good for the Ugandans....

To whom the gods wants to kill he will first make mad....

Laughing out loud!

Buhari says he will reopen border on 31st January 2020, same day that British has to leave Europe in brexit

Maybe he consulted British before giving that date.

Jubril of Sudan

JayPeeOham:


If ECOWAS is not careful we'll have our on NIGEXIT just like BREXIT

It will be great for ECOWAS

ECOWAS will become more effective and efficient

Buhari is indeed a calamity.
but sooner he is going to dance the surugede dance Nigerians are are going to hammer for him when the time comes.

NigeriaIsDoomed:
Notwithstanding the revenue increase the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, said it has achieved with the on-going partial border closure, exporters are counting their losses as countries within the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, sub-region have started rejecting Nigerian cargoes, apparently, as a form of retaliation against the land border closure.

This latest development, according to the exporters, is gradually crippling their businesses.

In a chat with Vanguard Maritime Report, Chief Executive Officer, Multi-mix Academy, an export oriented institution, Dr. Obiora Madu, disclosed that Nigerian exports within the ECOWAS region is decreasing due to the border closure, but he failed to give figures.

He stated: “It is definitely impacting negatively on the economy as the exports done within the ECOWAS region and our neighboring countries are now in decrease. These countries that benefit from the open border, since we have closed it, even though we used to export to them before, you don’t expect to get the level of cooperation that we are getting before because they are hit hard by these closed borders”.

He further admitted that exporting generally is becoming difficult as cargoes are now undergoing careful examinations before leaving the shores of the country. This, he said, has also impacted negatively on the volume and speed of export.

“The fact is that it definitely has impact on volume, it will also impact on speed and it will not be as swift as it used to be because of scrutiny”.

In the same vein, Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Institute of Export Operations and Management, IEOM, Ofon Udofia, who spoke with Vanguard Maritime Report, revealed that the country is losing a lot of money as most of the country’s products have these West African nations as export destinations.

He stated: “It is a big problem. We are losing money because when we talk about exporting goods, we are not only talking about exporting it to countries in Asia, Europe or America. We are also talking about exports taking place within the West African sub-region.

“We in the private sector, are victims of this border closure. Take a look at companies like Unilever, they supply goods to other African countries through Nigeria and for many years, they make use of the land borders.

“We have lost a lot of money because of this. Even Dangote who exports cement to Benin Republic has lost a lot”.

On making use of the waterways to transport these cargoes, Udofia argued that it is not yet feasible as Nigeria doesn’t have any national vessels that ply the Western Coast.

He added that the cost of shipping these goods will increase as the International shipping lines will be triggered to charge extra cost for shipments.

“Even when they say we can make use of the sea, do we have vessels? We don’t have vessels plying the West Coast or even a vessel that can carry the volume of what we are exporting.

“Even Maerskline Shipping Company, MSC, or any other international shipping line that will pick products from Nigeria and take it to these West African countries must charge extra fees.

“This is because we don’t have any shipping line. Which flag are we flying, we are just deceiving ourselves. When they said that we should use inland waterways for export, we are still negotiating on how we can partner with shipping lines and the ship is already in Nigerian waters, but we have to pay five percent duty of the cost of that vessel before it comes”.

Udofia also blamed government for not planning ahead of time before taking drastic decisions on such sensitive economic policy.

“This is not what you do over night because we are unprepared. Shipping is not like going to a market to buy a trailer, it goes beyond that. We are talking about shipping line that will be going across West and Central Africa which we don’t have, and it’s possibility is still in question”, he concluded.
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/11/border-closure-ecowas-countries-reject-nigerian-goods/

I think it will be nice if Federal Government can find ways in which our borders can be well protected against smuggling and proper channels opened for people to legally bring in their consignments and duties or levies duely collected from the individuals or firms making use of these channels. Unemployment rate is so high in Nigeria but we have avenues through which graduates can be gainfully employed by helping to secure our borders and part of the revenue made from this land border used to offset their bills. I believe if we Nigerians can reason very well, most of these issues are things we can solve without causing any problem. What our leaders need now is to think critically on best ways to solve this problem without causing more problem to ourselves and the economy which is not doing well right now.

Jones4190:
*Benin Republic has a population of 12 million people. But it is the worlds 5th importer of rice. In 2018, it imported rice worth US$996m.*

*Benin is also world's largest importer of _used_ _cars_ and __second_ - _hand_ _clothing_ . All with a population of 12m people.*
*DO YOU WONDER HOW?.........*
*Don't!*

*98.2% of these imports into Benin are only on transit; their final destination is _NIGERIA_ !*
*Nigeria is world's largest consumer of used cars and second hand clothing, and is also Africa's largest consumer of Asian grown rice.*

*The problem here is that all these imported goods attract appropriate import duty and trade tax, which are paid to the Beninoise Government while the goods are thence SMUGGLED into Nigeria WITHOUT ANY PAYMENT to the Nigerian Government and, thereby, adding zero value to the Nigerian economy!*
*Sadly, THIS IS ALL DONE BY NIGERIANS!*


*Granted, ECOWAS/CEDEAO charter allows for free trade between member states, but _on_ _goods_ _produced_ _in_ _member_ _countries_ , and NOT on imports from other economic blocs.*

*Where foreign goods are transiting through a member country, and ending up in another member country, the ECOWAS charter stipulates that the country of transit MAY collect a token trade tax, and its Customs officials should then escort the goods to the border of the importing country and hand it over to the Customs officials of the importing country!*
*But what we see in the case of Benin Republic is that it collects _CUSTOMS_ _DUTY_ plus _TRADE_ _TAX_ , and then allows the goods to pass through its hinterland for onward smuggle into Nigeria!*

*This is a clear violation of ECOWAS statutes and no nation can condone such costly infraction.*

*Nigeria has tolerated this nonsense from Benin for far too long and it is time to stop the malpractice if we want Nigeria's economy to grow.*
*(Therefore, whoever cries foul because we have closed our borders to smugglers while we're putting our act together, IS AN ENEMY OF NIGERIA!)*

*Nigeria makes up about 74% of ECOWAS population and about 71% of its economy. It is ECOWAS that needs Nigeria and not the other way round!*

ANY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MEMBER COUNTRIES MUST BE BASED ON EXTANT REGULATIONS!

Please borrow me your post

Racoon:
Buhari simply is badluck.Anything he touch just go bad.This is one of the economic & diplomatic repercussion of this ill-advised decision but zombies cheered him on

Now Nigeria is being isolated by brother African nations though they to large extend depend on us for their economic survival too.
Abeg where is MannaBBQGrill

must have switched to his other two accounts. By "other two accounts" I mean the ones always liking and sharing his insensitive posts.

Seun:
Of course, this is to be expected. That's what happened when Trump slapped tariffs on Chinese goods. Trade is not a one-way-street.

And closing of border isn't a one-way-street also.
Buhari only closed it to allow his breathe n sell their harvest. He already promised us reopening of the borders after the end of year festive period.

CodeTemplar:

must have switched to his other two accounts. By "other two accounts" I mean the ones always liking and sharing his insensitive posts.

You have a good point.