Border Closure: Nigeria too big to be threatened by Benin ― Prof. Lumumba

…Says Borders can be open without being porous

Former Director of Kenyan Anti-Corruption Commission Prof. PLO Lumumba has maintained that the federal government is too big to be threatened by smaller neighbouring countries like Benin to result in the closure of land borders.

Fielding questions from newsmen during the 6 Goddy Jidenma foundation public lecture in Lagos, Lumumba who was obviously peeved by the closure said: ” I can understand why Nigeria is closing its borders but I am of the view that Nigeria is too big to be threatened by Benin.

The apparent lose which we are seeing in the early days which involves abuse of Nigeria’s laws can be dealt with through regulations. If regulations are put in place in a proper manner there would be no need to close the borders.

“There are three ways to deal with it; first the short-term way of dealing with it addressing the regulatory issues which present themselves as an existential threat to Nigeria’s market.

“The medium-term is to look at the movement of goods and determine their source of origin so that Nigerian laws are not abused and to protect the Nigerian industries be it agriculture and textile.

“In the long-term, we must look at the African continental free trade area deliberate on the destroyer of these artificial boundaries for free trade to take place.

“I agree with the government that when borders are porous, so individual take advantage of it to commit criminality, but yet, I believe borders can be open without being porous.

In other words, you institute measures that ensure that malcontent are removed from free entry and yet you do not undermine trade. I understand that this lesson that has been leant now will help Nigeria to control its boundaries without undermining trade going forward”.

While reacting to Benin and Niger not complying with the MoU signed with the Nigerian government in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019 as reported by Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Muhammed, as well as the ECOWAS transit protocol, Lumumba said: “If there is Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, signed, Fidelity to the MoU is critical.

“If they don’t comply with the MoU, then there must be consequences. But these consequences must be the one brought to bear so that not everybody suffers with those who have not complied.

” In other words, compliance to MoU is critical for the benefit of all”. Lumumba maintained.

Among the personalities present at the event were: Prof. Pat Utomi; Mrs Nike Akande; Prof. Joy Ogwu; Justice Rose Ukeje among a host of others.

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Ordinary Boko Haram and banditry , you can't defeat and there you are running your mouth Nigeria is big .

Big for where ?

Wasted effort.
This man must not know Buhari.
Should I tell him?

MelesZenawi:
Any country has right to threaten this lugard hole.

Nigeria is not big anything...

Any country that starts war with Nigeria at this stage will win and raze the country hands down.

The problem is that most of these other african countries don't know their potentials and how mighty they are. They over rate Nigeria without knowing Nigeria is a weak nation.


They should have asked themselves if the country called Nigeria had defeated Boko Haram let alone engaging in external conflict or even war.

Professor lumumba should watch his tongues as Nigeria is just a toothless bulldog though she doesn't have teeth let alone to bite.


Is high time these countries rise up and face Nigeria fully. They have the capacity to bring the country down to her knees........

Will you keep quit there.
You don't know anything you South African Zulu.

And please mind your business and your country.

simple

MelesZenawi:
Any country has right to threaten this lugard hole.

Nigeria is not big anything...

Any country that starts war with Nigeria at this stage will win and raze the country hands down.

The problem is that most of these other african countries don't know their potentials and how mighty they are. They over rate Nigeria without knowing Nigeria is a weak nation.


They should have asked themselves if the country called Nigeria had defeated Boko Haram let alone engaging in external conflict or even war.

Professor lumumba should watch his tongues as Nigeria is just a toothless bulldog though she doesn't have teeth let alone to bite.


Is high time these countries rise up and face Nigeria fully. They have the capacity to bring the country down to her knees........

Na mama born this kind person?

MelesZenawi:
Any country has right to threaten this lugard hole.

Nigeria is not big anything...

Any country that starts war with Nigeria at this stage will win and raze the country hands down.

The problem is that most of these other african countries don't know their potentials and how mighty they are. They over rate Nigeria without knowing Nigeria is a weak nation.


They should have asked themselves if the country called Nigeria had defeated Boko Haram let alone engaging in external conflict or even war.

Professor lumumba should watch his tongues as Nigeria is just a toothless bulldog though she doesn't have teeth let alone to bite.


Is high time these countries rise up and face Nigeria fully. They have the capacity to bring the country down to her knees........

Oh shut up, you ignoramus..... Nigeria cannot ''defeat Boko Haram'' easily because they are a terrorist organisation who do not wear uniforms, and mingle with local populations, and therefore would cause unacceptably high civilian casualties were the military to deploy maximum force to check them. The exact same problem America faces fighting groups like the Taliban and ISIS over several decades. You cannot just bomb them out of existence. Let those African countries countries come with their conventional armies and see how many seconds they will last fighting the Nigerian military.

Multiplier7:

Will you keep quit there. You don't know anything you South African Zulu.
And please mind your business and your country.

This statement was not made my a Nigerian...
Una dey read post at all?

Okoroawusa:

This statement was not made my a Nigerian...

Una dey read post at all?

I didn't understand what you wrote up there.

That guy is not a Nigerian which propelled me to ask him to maintain absolute tranquility.

stfu and mind your miserable kenya....

Multiplier7:


Will you keep quit there.
You don't know anything you South African Zulu.

And please mind your business and your country.

tell am....fvck them african mini states....

Multiplier7:


I didn't understand what you wrote up there.

That guy is not a Nigerian which propelled me to ask him to maintain absolute tranquility.

ok...no vex

But Nigeria can be threatened by South Africa

True talk

Lol

Threaten ke.

Country that we can collapse their economy if the border remain shut for the next 6 months.

Hmm, that's somehow

*They said we are the poverty capital of the world.
Our President decided that we should just close our poverty stricken borders to the outside world so that we can manage on our own.
Suddenly, scarcity hits Benin republic, Togo, Niger. Demonstration hits Ghana. Vietnam, Thailand and other envoys all came calling.*

*Their economy depends on our poverty.
They are begging the most corrupt nation on Earth to do business with them.
They have no buyers for their commodity.
In our neighbors domain, scarcity have hit them hard.*

It turned out they need us more than we need them.
We have all it takes to stand alone as a nation.
All we need is a plan and a willing leader.

God bless Nigeria*

Yes

MelesZenawi:
Any country has right to threaten this lugard hole.

Nigeria is not big anything...

Any country that starts war with Nigeria at this stage will win and raze the country hands down.

The problem is that most of these other african countries don't know their potentials and how mighty they are. They over rate Nigeria without knowing Nigeria is a weak nation.


They should have asked themselves if the country called Nigeria had defeated Boko Haram let alone engaging in external conflict or even war.

Professor lumumba should watch his tongues as Nigeria is just a toothless bulldog though she doesn't have teeth let alone to bite.


Is high time these countries rise up and face Nigeria fully. They have the capacity to bring the country down to her knees........

I'm not sure you are a Nigerian

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MelesZenawi:
Any country has right to threaten this lugard hole.

Nigeria is not big anything...

Any country that starts war with Nigeria at this stage will win and raze the country hands down.

The problem is that most of these other african countries don't know their potentials and how mighty they are. They over rate Nigeria without knowing Nigeria is a weak nation.


They should have asked themselves if the country called Nigeria had defeated Boko Haram let alone engaging in external conflict or even war.

Professor lumumba should watch his tongues as Nigeria is just a toothless bulldog though she doesn't have teeth let alone to bite.


Is high time these countries rise up and face Nigeria fully. They have the capacity to bring the country down to her knees........

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stay glue to your birth certificate dumb boy

Yes oooo

send free sms via gmail

Ok

MelesZenawi:
[s]Any country has right to threaten this lugard hole.

Nigeria is not big anything...

Any country that starts war with Nigeria at this stage will win and raze the country hands down.

The problem is that most of these other african countries don't know their potentials and how mighty they are. They over rate Nigeria without knowing Nigeria is a weak nation.


They should have asked themselves if the country called Nigeria had defeated Boko Haram let alone engaging in external conflict or even war.

Professor lumumba should watch his tongues as Nigeria is just a toothless bulldog though she doesn't have teeth let alone to bite.


Is high time these countries rise up and face Nigeria fully. They have the capacity to bring the country down to her knees........[/s]

See this frustrated foreigner. We will not open border you can ki yasef

This man is diplomatic.

MelesZenawi:
Any country has right to threaten this lugard hole.

Nigeria is not big anything...

Any country that starts war with Nigeria at this stage will win and raze the country hands down.

The problem is that most of these other african countries don't know their potentials and how mighty they are. They over rate Nigeria without knowing Nigeria is a weak nation.


They should have asked themselves if the country called Nigeria had defeated Boko Haram let alone engaging in external conflict or even war.

Professor lumumba should watch his tongues as Nigeria is just a toothless bulldog though she doesn't have teeth let alone to bite.


Is high time these countries rise up and face Nigeria fully. They have the capacity to bring the country down to her knees........

hmmm,why hasn't these countries been able to defeat terrorists in their territories
1.islamist in the sinnai in Egypt
2. Taliban in Afghanistan despite USA Support
3.Al Qaeda in Pakistan despite the country having having advanced military hardwares with support from USA
oga naija is a great country,its just that most of our leaders are bad