₦airaland Forum

oldtruth:
You sound so funny. There are better ways to go about that. So, we will wait till investors are ready and everyone starts farming. Don't be sentimental with your thinking. look at it critically and access. People will die, business will shut down and after everything investors will run. Why do you think countries don't use such approach? It doesn't ends well. you will see that he is still going to back out and numerous would have loss badly. Wait and see

So how do we encourage investors to come in? Is it by opening our borders to cheap smuggled rice?
Did you just say other countries don't use such approach, Japan placed high tariffs on imported rice decades ago and still maintaining it despite the harassment from the US, Switzerland still maintains high tariffs on some of their food imports, the EU did theirs by stylishly putting regulations on packaging of food from outside, the US has increased its tariffs on certain goods into the country in order to protect their manufacturers and several other countries, this step by the FG is long overdue

oldtruth:
So, why can't Nigeria work on its own land border? They are manning it well now. Generate income through land border as well. Not crippling them. Check China, US and the rest.

We know we have corrupt officials at the border posts but fact remains that Benin and Niger reps are officially promoting the smuggling because of what they stand to gain, billions of dollars yearly.
Nigeria wants to be self sufficient in some of those things smuggled in while these countries are doing everything to sabotage the idea

oldtruth:
shut up! what do you know. Why is it being felt this bad. What do you know about the seaport? Do you know why most importers prefers neighboring port? Which legitimate businesses are you talking about here? Nigeria should work on itself and stop making economic blunders . Come up with fact

Those cars, rice etc smuggled through Benin rep is because the Benin rep authorities decided to put in place a lower tariff rates on those goods and it is now cheaper for importers to get it into Benin and smuggle into Nigeria, Benin rep makes billions of dollars yearly and Nigeria loses, Nigeria is trying to increase local production and Benin is trying to destroy that effort

wirinet:
They did not ban food importation, they banned importation (smuggling ) through the land borders.
If you want to import food into the country, import it through Apapa port, Tin can Island ports, Calabar ports, or any other Nigerian sea ports.

Many still don't understand this, even foreign rice can still be imported through our ports today

olujastro:
Benin Republic intentionally refused to police its own borders with Nigeria for decades because smuggling of illegal goods into Nigeria constitutes about 25% of its economic GDP.
Benin Republic practices a leeching economic system where they import what they don't need(rice, cars, food, etc.), collect import duties on them and dump everything into Nigeria that has the market and purchasing power.
They also smuggle our fuel that Nigerian govt has spent billions on to subsidise for Nigerians. That's why..."no country can survive economically with a country like Benin Republic as its neighbour"

Even though our corrupt customs are helping them, the Nigerian government expects Benin Republic to do its own part first, hence the border closure.

Thanks bro, you just gave a brief summary of what we are talking about

Empredboy:
do you know that foreign rice smuggling has increased more than before? Why is foreign rice still in the market? Benin rep will never sign the agreement not to export rice into Nigeria because now they are even exporting more. Who is fooling who?

Can you give us a proof or link of increased smuggling across the border? People are still allowed to import rice through our ports

Obere4u:
Do AfCTA encourage snuggling?

Most posters don't know what is being talked about but they just must comment,

gaetano:
Don't compare organized countries with us. We are still battling nepotism, corruption, tribalism etc. It takes a unified country to develop a nation. We are no nation. Buhari has been in power since 2015, all your president had to was to subsidize agricultural import products to farmers, let rice farmers begin planting as early as 2017, then give a date like 2019 as a time for rice importation ban. By then, you would have gotten the desired metric tones the feed the population.

FYI rice importation through our ports is not banned, take note of that.
Only smuggling of same rice through our borders that stopped, you can still import rice through our ports as we speak

Nbotee:
But how come there's no ban on d influx of aliens from Niger and Chad ? How com herdsmen and BH and armed militias can all comfortably migrate between countries and states.. [b]Rice business is booming in d Nort[/b]h

Give us proofs with links

Ndibunna:
While northern borders remain open right?

As Niger republic continues to enter unhindered.

Have you been to any northern border?

"Told dem biko". Smugglers and lovers of cheap rice can do the necessary.
No compromise this time, squeeze them harder

Ojiofor:
Where is Kenneth Okonkwo today?
Btw,the Yoruba are also begging for the same presidency.

Where are the Igbos today? Executive, judiciary and legislative arms of government, you are nowhere to be found except wailing on social media everyday for the misfortunes you brought on the Igbos with una over sabi, the Yorubas have the population and can still influence things unlike Igbos.
Pray tell, which party do you think will field an Igbo candidate between PDP and APC?
Kenneth Okonkwo is where he is because of your hate and other Igbos are suffering same because of hate.

mrvitalis:
No zoning but u want rotation ?

Is comprehension a problem now, what's the difference in the context we're using both, zone it to the south and rotate it to the south, any difference?
Continue begging, unity beggars everywhere

mrvitalis:
No body is crying and begging for anything as of today we are in nigeria we are part of nigeria its our righy to be treated equally

If we want to end zoning fine Lets all agree that no more zoning
Some greedy people want it to be zoned to the south but don't want to follow zoning cos its the turn of south east

If we want to end Zoning lets say so not cos its Igbo turn
Have any elected Igbo leader told u they are not part of Nigeria

https://dailypost.ng/2017/03/27/2019-nothing-like-rotational-presidency-igbos-will-contest-chekwas-okorie/

No more zoning, fight for it and stop begging.
If the SW and north decide to rotate it among themselves then that's your loss because they have the number, contest like others and hope for the best

LabDNA:
Were they insulting anyone in 1999 when you propagated your 'I will never vote Ibo president" propaganda even before social media era.

They simply want to pay you back in your own coin. They will only be confirmed slaves if they ever vote a yoruba man without getting their own shot. If you can't vote an Igbo man like SE/SS have resolved to do after voting SW in 1999 and 2003, they you can lament from here to jerusulem.

If you don't believe in equity, stop crying and allow them to play their politics their own way. You've never meant well for them in the first place. We will all be here till 2023 to see who the real 'erus' are.

Lol, wailing continues.
You were whipped and thrashed into line in 2015, same in 2019, 2023 is by the corner since the Igbos don't want to learn from their past mistakes, meanwhile speak for the SE and stop lumping it with the SS because they can never vote for a SE person, stop the attaché by force.
You run your mouth as if the inconsequential votes from the SE matter in the scheme of things.

PaChukwudi44:
Have i ever advocated Biafra on this forum? Are you sure you are alright?

As if we don't know you again

LabDNA:
Stop deceiving yourself and believing your lies. Even dogs hardly eat their own shiit, they have more honour.

Go and Tambuwalate or Kwankwasolate already like others, not yet late, nobody is giving Igbos the presidency no matter how much you beg or blackmail

AmuDimpka:
Awolowo just like other would always sabotage...the whole country know what you can do....so it's not a new thing

Question is this, why are you still living amongst those saboteurs you hate so much?

helinues:
So no Biafra or dead again?

It is very simple. Demand the presidency from the party you have been loyal to for more than 2 decades

Don't mind them, they've forgotten Biafra and are now blackmailing Nigerians to hand the presidency to them

LabDNA:
Are you really and honestly expecting the East to support a SW president when the East have not had their turn even after supporting a SW presidency in 1999 and 2003?

Eru le pe awon Ibo ni?

Eru ni won because they don't know how to play politics, they think they have a right to insult everyone but still expect their support when the time comes.

Funny enough they've not fielded anybody but stupidly asking that an Igbo is made president..

Nnamdi Kanu had already said no to Igbo presidency so I wonder why the sudden interest in national politics, you better go Tambuwalate or Kwankwasolate with your inconsequential votes that doesn't affect the final result

NwaliE01:
That's the work of the custom.i believe they stand a better chance to answer your question sir.

It takes two to tango, the Benin Rep custom and government must do their part too and not just turning a blind eye because of the billions of dollars they make from tariffs

Ojiofor:
It is Kenneth Okonkwo that is actually in wilderness today.

You are wrong, Kenneth Okonkwo was right, the SE is in political wilderness today and that's why they're begging to be given the candidacy of APC and PDP, they are motionless and confused for now.

Kenneth Okonkwo would be laughing at Igbos for now,

mrvitalis:
Is south east still part of Nigeria yes or no

Which do you want so that Nigerians would take you serious?

1) Biafra or death,
2)Igbo presidency,
3)Northern presidency so as to spite the SW(we know you don't like the north in the first place),
4)Restructuring.
Let Nigerians know what you want so they'd know how to be of help.

Stop crying and begging for something you can easily get if you play the politics well, it makes you the inferior mate and the weakest link in everything

mrvitalis:
So the contribution of Rocha's and onu and the rest means nothing

Do u even know why zoning was agreed ..so every region no matter how small can have equal opportunity ....if people have to contest then their is no zoning

You even dislike those people you mentioned and no serious party would want to nominate someone who can't garner votes for it in their respective regions.
You've insulted them including Joe Igbokwe, Nollywood's Kenneth Okonkwo, Ngige, Orji Uzor Kalu, and several others, their crime is only because they are APC members and APC can never trust you for that.

@the bolded, Igbo politicians scuttled that idea in 2011 because of GEJ and you can not force the rest of the country to it again

NwaliE01:
This is the pick of insensitivity. No palliative measure to cushion the shock on her citizens. Our minimum wage today cannot afford a bag of rice of over 20k. Border closure is not sustainable as it stand today.
Nigerians are dying and in a serious hunger.

......why smuggling through the border, why not import through our ports?

peeps4u:
All these conferences and meetings of nations on one issue or the other are just mere formalities. That explains why many presidents come to climate change conferences in their private jets emitting several ozone depleting substances into the, speak on climate change only to leave the conferences with their jets.
Who are we deceiving?

Nothing in the ECOWAS protocol permits the smuggling and dumping of foreign goods from one member state to the other.
Benin Rep can export her home grown rice to Nigeria but is not supposed to import same from Asia only to dump it in Nigeria.
Let them eat the rice, remember that you can still import rice through our ports

Daviddson:
It's unfortunate the price escalation this land border closure has brought, but sorry what do you mean by stone rice? A lot of Nigerians are very illiterate when it comes to Nigerian rice. They don't know that the only stony rice are those not milled by machines. Go to the market and see different Nigerian-made rice - 50KG bagged and totally stone-free like every other foreign rice.

Don't mind them, they know the truth and difference but all they want is to criticize the FG,

Beremx:
Abeg go siddon!! As if the high cost of rice is not affecting you.

Nonsense and border closing.

It's affecting everyone but Nigeria can't afford the smuggling from Benin Rep any longer

Beremx:
The price of a bag of rice is going to hit 50k by December. The idea of Nigeria producing rice is like the Army defeating Boko Haram. All na propaganda.

Buhari should as a matter of urgency open the borders if they cannot provide alternative to curb the high cost of rice.

Nonsense!!

This has always been my prayer, 50k for a bag of rice, let our farmers enjoy and let Benin Rep government and people suffer for trying to disrupt our economy

Wiseandtrue:
Lies as usual!!! There's famine in the land!!!

Can you answer me this simple question, maize is up to 20 million tonnes right Then why sell for N9000 as against the imported N5000 per bag

Does it make sense to you I mean if manpower, resources and what have you is source locally, why the increase

N9000, with multiple taxes, N30,000 minimum wage

All these policies is only affecting the masses!!!

By the time Buhari is through with Nigeria, Abacha will be a child's play!!!

E dey pepper dem as e dey sweet us.
Don't go and start a rice or fish farm, be waiting for cheap stuffs from smugglers

mercyville:
Use your brain,dude.Igbos always vote for PDP.They did it against Ojukwu.They are like zombies.Put a goat as president on PDP ballot,they will still vote for PDP.It is a grave zombiesm.
APC and PDP fielding an Igboman means that APC is gone.

Igbos don't even vote for Igbos for the presidency, even if PDP and APC make Igbos their candidates, they'd still look for another party with a northerner as candidate and vote for him.
Tomorrow they'd be the first to start shouting "Hausa born to rule mentality" forgetting that they campaigned and voted for same northerner

johntolu:
True talk. You have my respect, Bros.

The thing is this, other groups agree that they had made some mistakes at one point or the other in the past unlike Igbos who believe they've been saints from inception, even when facts are presented they still refuse to accept