Timekeeper452:
Is this a good idea? YES.

Will corruption turn it into a very bad idea? YES.

It’s a bad idea because after you settle the private firm in charge of border, custom and immigration officers go perm for front dey wait you. So everything is about to be doubled

This is another avenue to make life hard for those plying that route.

Prices of goods will surely rise as a result of this when it eventually kick off... No be Nigeria again, them go exploit the road users like crazy.

The border point is not joint, so why are both country privatizing at the same time?

As long as it is done in partnership with capable hands, then no problem

presidency:

The governments of Nigeria and that of the Beninese have decided to invite private sector to run the  Seme/Krake Joint Border Post in order to facilitate trade between the two countries and the sub-regional communities.

This was made Known today in a communique released after the Ministerial  Meeting on the Operationalization of the Seme/Krake Joint Border Post held at the location (Abidjan-Lagos Corridor).

It was also agreed that the challenges mitigating against its smooth operation will be addressed within 2 years by both countries before handing over to the private sector.

It will be recalled that the ECOWAS Commission under the 10th European Development Fund Transport Facilitation, funded by the European Union built and equipped  by the Joint Border Post.

The highlight of the occasion was the signing of the Bilateral Agreement on the Operationalization of the Joint Border Post by the Honourable Minister of State for Transportation,  Sen. Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki,  on behalf of the Nigerian government while her counterpart,  the Minister of Economy and Finance,  Romuald Wadagni, signed on behalf of the Republic of Benin.

Eric Ojiekwe
Director,  Press and PR
May 12, 2022

Who in their right mind privatizes management of international border? What kind of fuckery is this?

When someone tells you their hands are cold, there's a 95% chance they're going to put their hands on you to prove how cold they are.

They should fix seme badagry road first and find a way to tame those criminals who call themselves nigeria govt workers harassing, exploiting people using that route.