₦airaland Forum

gigabyte13:
If they are selling cheaper and quality than the indigenous people, who benefits....?
Afterall the indigenous people too are not producing, they are also importing.
Look at it from whatever angle you chose to.

Spybradd:
Keep talking.
Don't worry,time shall come and you all will eat up all your words squarely.

Sheuns:
The Chinese should be restricted to factory establishments only in Nigeria.

You can’t just allow them come to start doing retails and clearing out competitors that don’t have as deep pockets as them.

Na so una do take kill SMEs all in the name of looking for Foreign investments.

To those of you saying it’s good because it affects a tribe. All I’ll tell you is don’t worry. No Nigerian retailer or wholesaler can compete with the Chinese if this isn’t stopped. Even those of you that sell voile lace, Ankara, and other native fabrics won’t survive this. There’s nothing sold here in Nigeria that’s not coming in from China. They will out sell every one of you and put you out of business.

Shey they’re already marketing and selling Chinese made cars directly here? E go touch everybody round.

Spybradd:
This is exactly what dangote wants to do: getting his own trucks and distributing his own petroleum products from his refinery direct to filling stations for free (with costs included in purchase,of course) and thereby putting other tanker drivers and their unions out of business!

Again imagine Chinese people selling all local items in retails in Nigeria,is it going to be a good thing for the country?

Petty people think that as long as it affects only a particular people,it's ok!!!!

You just have to shake your head for this Nigeria and her people

IyfeNamikaze:
if they're selling cheaper than the indigenous people, the people will benefit on the short term but will suffer job losses, inability to enter the market, wealth building on the long term, the economy as a whole will not benefit anything whatsoever both on the short and long term.

Why do you think that America doesn't allow other EVs companies to set up retail shops in America despite that they sell at a lower rate than Tesla and other auto mobile companies? Why is it that apple are having a monopoly on US markets despite the fact that Huawei, Xiaomi, oppo etc have comparable products and at a cheaper price than the iPhone? Why do you think EU have a market protection laws within the countries in EU?

Karleb:
The only issue I have with this is its going to make some people jobless, else, if the Chinese can do it better and cheaper then they should hve the market.

Afterall, petrol was cheaper when we were importing than now when we have a refinery.

Cyberterror:
They are strangers in Yoruba land protesting against other strangers doing their legitimate businesses in Yoruba land. Which kind of greed is this?

Mynd44:
The Chinese are only doing what people have always done, cut out the middleman.

The traders should have signed exclusive distribution rights. This is a free market

Ishilove:
Unless the protesting traders are the manufacturers and producers of these goods will their protest make sense. If they are simply large scale importers same as the Chinese, then my submission still stands.

Diligence:
Wait-o. Is it true that fg allowed foreigners to establish retail outlets in Nigeria.

Is it the same FG that revoked Ibeto's Cement Licence, to allow Dangote Cement to monopolise Cement Industry during Obasanjo's regime?

Oya, flood the market with foreign rice, open the borders, & remove all tariffs so Other countries can flood Nigerian market & industries with their cheapest goods & services & repatriate the funds & crash the economy & obliterate the GDP.

This should be investigated & stopped immediately b4 I call fg & the trade regulators "crassly stupid"!

Spybradd:
The south Africans have rights to protest the same way these trader are protesting but they do not have the rights to beat up and maim and kill foreigners..it was the killing of foreig fellow Africans,not only Nigerians,that got people angry and if these igbo traders or other traders elsewhere in Africa resort to looting Chinese store in their countries or start beating and killing them, everyone will rise against it,the Chinese people and government will surely rise against it,the world will rise against it...so it's horrible that you,a mod on this forum will choose to tow this petty tribal line!
This is shameful...just look at them,
Seun we are highly disappointed

FSBoperator:
The import based retail sector has done more damage to local industries already .

Let us get goods directly from the manufactures at a fair and better pricing.

And who cares if you close shop ?

Shaketable:
Are you for real? Strangers in their own country? Look all these nonsense being voice by the Yoruba people should stop or they divide this country and so they know they are in their own country.

madridguy:
There's nothing like a tribal line here. This was how you guys gang up against VDM when he exposed Blood iphone fraud.

Competition is allowed in business.

Tenses:
The south africa is a different scenario altogether.

The Chinese are manufacturers of these goods , they are in control of the shipping industry, and other logistics. They can afford to sell cheaper or even at a lost to clear out old stocks.

If they are allowed to narrow down into retailing it will plunge more Nigerians into poverty.

Our poverty rate is already alarming.

Government should seize this opportunity and control products prices of these Igbo traders.

obembet:
Really? And yet you dey complain about south Africa?

You import from China and sell 35k..
A Chinese brings same stuff down and sells for 5-10k..Why that huge difference?
Its not even that alone, they sell fake and Chinese brings the original

vr0xen:
you are biased. So if you go through all the process and you have power of attorney for a company to produce for you in China and you find out they are also selling at your back yard the same product you imported from them. Do you ever ask yourself why pharmacies give space??

Spybradd:
No problem
.you are saying it with your own mouth...the universe have its way of doing things to everyone of us.

Kalulu44:
There you lied, Who's not concern about the people. In your logic, the Chinese should eat their cake and still have it.
If they know they can go out and sell the goods themselves, why the need for them to advertise for wholesalers to come their companies and buy from them.
If they love the masses and wants to sell things cheaper, they should stop supplying and distributing to wholesalers and go market the goods themselves. In that way everyone including me will be happy. But you want to be gaining from the wholesalers and retailers at the expense of your distributor, how those that makes sense.
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Talking of Alaba Int'l market. You're not a kid, I am not a kid. If you and I want to buy quality products, we know where to get it. There's Samsung, LG and co Shops all over the states. But you and I choose to go to Alaba bcus we are looking for something cheaper. And when you're looking for something cheaper, you're at the risk of being scammed.
Or are my brothers behind oluwole fake visas, certificates, company's identity, birth and death certificates and all.
While they're genuine other places to get this stuffs, still people patronize the oluwole guys.
So my friend don't blame the people scamming people, rather the blame should be on the victims of the scam.
We all have our eyes and mind open before this scamming takes place.
No tribes is excused from bad eggs, so trying to make it solely my brothers is a no no.
As for the Chinese own, you're only jubilating and rejoicing bcus it affects the people you love to hate, but in truth what they the Chinese are doing is not good.

Kalulu44:
Sometime make una dey reason things well before una post.
For example, you get factory wey dey produce bottle water. I dey come buy from you wholesale to go resale at retail price at my area or unit.
Then you the manufacturer come still carry the product come my domain come dey sell at your wholesale price to my retailers. How do you want me to feel?
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I stay in Igbesa Ogun state just close to the Chinese free trade zone that have over 200 Chinese companies producing different types of comodities, and hundreds of trucks and trailers go out from the zone everyday to go supply their various clients and customers which includes the trade Fair market dealers.
Isn't that ought to be enough for them Chinese, why bring the goods down yourself to this traders domain and start selling at wholesale price.
How do you want the other traders buying from your factory to make their money and come buy from you.

Benedict44:
The Chinese setting up warehouse in Nigeria should be condemned by everybody that understands economics.

Instead of them to set up factories to produce the goods here, they are setting up warehouse, which will invariably kill the local economy.

As a buyer, it looks good but if you look at it in the long term, it is very bad. It is not just about igbos. Every tribe has retailers that buys goods overseas and sell in Nigeria. What happens when those people can't compete?
What happens to your brother/sister working in those retail shops? It will affect everyone.

In fact, if you observe our economy, you will notice that since we tilted towards China and abandoned the USA, that is when things began to get worse because Chinese don't build factories unlike USA. They prefer to produce in China and sell in Nigeria.

USA companies will prefer to set up factories in Nigeria due to cheap labour but Chinese will prefer to manufacture in China and sell in Nigeria. We complain of unemployment but fail to understand these things.

Instead of warehouse, let them build factories here, produce it here and sell it cheaper. Everybody wins.

Spybradd:
Thank you.. please go away

FSBoperator:
The import based retail sector has done more damage to local industries already .

Let us get goods directly from the manufactures at a fair and better pricing.

And who cares if you close shop ?

tollyboy5:
Like I said, you’ll rather be more sentimental than being logical. Where do oluwole certificate comes in?
We’re talking about Chinese products but you’ve shifted the goal to your tribe vs my tribe argument.
What do you mean by we choose to go to Alaba?
Are you agreeing that alaba international market is a home of fake products?
If you’re agreeing with that then it’s more reason for the Chinese manufacturer to come in. Because two decades ago when my dad went to buy Lg tv from whole sale store in Alaba he never knew you guys made alaba international market to be for fake product base on the response you just gave me.
You mean over a thousand importers in Alaba are doing fake importation? So who should not go to Alaba anymore?
So we should petition the state government to close down alaba international market since the bad eggs are more than the good eggs or just allow Chinese manufacturer take over?


Please stop diverting this discussion to your tribe scam vs my tribe scam we’re not doing scam competition here.

Jakpon:
Go where? The Ibos are the ones that needs to go.

Ibo traders sell at inflated prices while the original Chinese producers sell at pocket friendly factory prices.

Talking about factories, the Chinese set up their Manufacuring Facilities here in Yorubaland, employ Yoruba skilled and unskilled workers, pay taxes and royalties to Yoruba Governors. Engage in CSR projects etc.

Despite the excesses of the Chinese which can be managed through effective legislation, they still add value to the socio-economic sector of Yorubaland

IyfeNamikaze:
You've spoken like a typical Nigerian no doubt, only caring the here and now, no longer term views or broader perspective.

If you want to be getting goods directly from the manufacturers who are selling it right here within Nigeria and giving no care about the locals locking up shop, then soon you will not be chanting "highest IGR" "fast growing economy" within the next decade.

The thing here is that I believe that the government has sound economic minds within the administration and they're going to they're going to act for the benefit of Nigeria by listening to these local traders complaints, and when that happens I am sure to see one of your monikers praising the government — As usual for protecting the Nigerian economy, thereby doing a complete summersault on this your current stance on the matter. So I'm not even going to waste much time trying to argue back and forth with you in this. 4

higgs:
Na wa.You are really full of hatred for Igbos.God help us

gigabyte13:
If they are selling cheaper and quality than the indigenous people, who benefits....?
Afterall the indigenous people too are not producing, they are also importing.
Look at it from whatever angle you chose to.

IyfeNamikaze:
if they're selling cheaper than the indigenous people, the people will benefit on the short term but will suffer job losses, inability to enter the market, wealth building on the long term, the economy as a whole will not benefit anything whatsoever both on the short and long term.

Why do you think that America doesn't allow other EVs companies to set up retail shops in America despite that they sell at a lower rate than Tesla and other auto mobile companies? Why is it that apple are having a monopoly on US markets despite the fact that Huawei, Xiaomi, oppo etc have comparable products and at a cheaper price than the iPhone? Why do you think EU have a market protection laws within the countries in EU?

naptu2:
Chinese people should be able to sell at Trade Fair, just as Nigerians should be able to sell in South Africa, Ghana and Kenya.

Lagos has always been a place where everyone from everywhere comes to trade. This has been the case since the 1800s


The Lebanese and Europeans have been trading in Lagos since the 1800s, the Igbo have been trading in Lagos since the 1900s and the Chinese have also been trading in Lagos since the 1900s.

Anyone that can't compete should close his shop.

owobokiri:
The Chinese must go home.
Those trying to frame this as the practice of free trade should just zip it. Likewise, those who see this as the ultimate weapon to push certain people off their pedestal in Nigerias retail business, should see the bigger picture. This is above petty politics so let's be guided...

The Chinese mass produce these goods, they then come down here to mass wholesale it, then they retail it. Some are now involved in hawking stuffs like mobile phones and battery across Nigerian cities.
That is outrageously evil..
It has to stop!

If they take the whole business line, where will Nigerians be involved? How do Nigerians in the informal sector survive? Why should the government allow such imperialist move that will result in maximum capital flight? Even in china, they once banned foreigners, especially Nigerians from opening shops. They only lifted that recently with a caveat that there must be Chinese employed and taxes paid!
Mind you, we are talking of shops that wholly sell Chinese products here..

The Nigerian government should move above ethnic sentiments and defend the country. The informal sector/agriculture provide most of the job opportunities for the endless quantity of untrained humans in this country. The Chinese who rarely embrace Nigerians in their countr,y should not be allowed to wrestle that space away from the firm grip of ordinary struggling Nigerians..

Thank you all!