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It should have been ghana union of traders or ghana traders association. Which one is ghana union of traders association?

psychologygh:
go and feed your 200 million poverty capital of the world citizens. Do you know the meaning of trade.It goes two ways.Did you listen to the man.Ghana will rather block trades with Nigeria and rather trade with Dubai and Europe.Already trade among West African ECOWAS members is the lowest in the world. Ghana exports gold,timber,oil,manufactured products, etc worth 17 billion dollars and out of it,just 80 million dollars goes to Nigeria. So how does a few loss not even loss cos the products can be sold to Europe and China.How does 80 million dollars feed Ghana. Tell me.It's your own people that will suffer cos you can't trade among all these countries again and no imports and exports for them thus businesses and jobs collapsing in Nigeria. Food and goods more than double in prices and majority of your people can't afford such high inflated living.You can't even feed yourself thus closing all your borders to starve yourselves and you're ignorantly shouting that you feed Africa.Despicable words.

your people are crying you are here making mouth. Go and help them OK?

Area4Area:
Spare us your epistle please, respect Nigeria for once.
I thought it was just Benin and Niger reps that would be affected, later learnt Togo and Cameroon were crying too.
It was the ever mouthful and boastful Ghana later and just getting to know that Liberia and Ivory coast are equally affected.
We'll deal with you guys and you wouldn't know what hit you all.

Benin
Niger
Togo
Cameroon
Ghana
Ivory coast
Liberia

Waiting for reports from Burkina Faso, Senegal, Mali etc.

Border closure is affection nations as far away as THAILAND and not just Africa.

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!

Wiseandtrue:

Abeg leave my mouth na me get am!!!

Buhari did worse, where were you then

Initially I thought he had something to offer before I realized we have been scammed by the father of modern day Yahoo

What's good about this stupid decision

Is it possible for ALL Nigerians to be into the same occupation

What about those you encouraged to register their businesses Have you thought about what they and their families are going through

Why not cancel ALL the universities and turn them to a UNIVERSITY OF FARMING

How can a government that means well put all it egg in one basket

What economy can survive that

Leave the North where things are extremely cheap!!! Leave your comfort zone and remove the log from your eyes so that you can actually see the havoc this devilish policies is wrecking then come back and talk to me!!!

true talk

bleep you guys

Multiplier7:


And you think you know better than the CBN governor, Minister of Finance, The Economic team set up By the President comprising Charles Soludo?


The President is not a fool. He consulted the main men before taking that decision.

So relax because you didn't know what they know okay

The masses don't care what they know, all the masses care about is that cost of living is increasing....

Forget all the grammar, if the common man is not feeling the positive effect of ur policies, then u are doing outright rubbish no matter what u think u are doing

psychologygh:
go and feed your 200 million poverty capital of the world citizens. Do you know the meaning of trade.It goes two ways.Did you listen to the man.Ghana will rather block trades with Nigeria and rather trade with Dubai and Europe.Already trade among West African ECOWAS members is the lowest in the world. Ghana exports gold,timber,oil,manufactured products, etc worth 17 billion dollars and out of it,just 80 million dollars goes to Nigeria. So how does a few loss not even loss cos the products can be sold to Europe and China.How does 80 million dollars feed Ghana. Tell me.It's your own people that will suffer cos you can't trade among all these countries again and no imports and exports for them thus businesses and jobs collapsing in Nigeria. Food and goods more than double in prices and majority of your people can't afford such high inflated living.You can't even feed yourself thus closing all your borders to starve yourselves and you're ignorantly shouting that you feed Africa.Despicable words.

If the trash you wrote is the case, why has your country been crying since the border was closed? Or do you guys love Nigeria more than your own country?

Wiseandtrue:

Tell that to Buhari!!!

When will he patronize our hospitals or visit our tourist sites

SMH

Please relax. There's more to life than just being a simple internet troll... Well except you are getting paid for it. Else I don't get why you are just hyper-ventilating without making sane contributions. Take a chill pill. Haba. Just filling everywhere with bold letters saying nothing reasonable as regards the topic. Get busy please. Too much idleness isn't healthy.

Wiseandtrue:
Shey Buhari wey no get sense, you dey talk all these sensible grammar to

The guy wants to cripple this economy

Try the northern borders, I learnt he's not strict there

That's our nepotistic president for you!!!

Can you just make sense for once?

psychologygh:
go and feed your 200 million poverty capital of the world citizens. Do you know the meaning of trade.It goes two ways.Did you listen to the man.Ghana will rather block trades with Nigeria and rather trade with Dubai and Europe.Already trade among West African ECOWAS members is the lowest in the world. Ghana exports gold,timber,oil,manufactured products, etc worth 17 billion dollars and out of it,just 80 million dollars goes to Nigeria. So how does a few loss not even loss cos the products can be sold to Europe and China.How does 80 million dollars feed Ghana. Tell me.It's your own people that will suffer cos you can't trade among all these countries again and no imports and exports for them thus businesses and jobs collapsing in Nigeria. Food and goods more than double in prices and majority of your people can't afford such high inflated living.You can't even feed yourself thus closing all your borders to starve yourselves and you're ignorantly shouting that you feed Africa.Despicable words.

Loud am pls

eternityk:
I support the Ghana traders
They should do as they like
I would do more than them if it were me

Ghana has no market for anything.

The population of Ghana is just a little over that of Lagos

Naija dey teach these fools Border 101


If we had good leaders, we would be competing with China...not even South Africa

Bloody hypocritical epistles... Let that damn border stay closed!!! A good degree of self-sufficiency must be attained.

The same Ghana that has been mudslinging Nigeria is now talking of a moribund "free trade agreement". Oga, go sleep. Produce and eat your products.

Wiseandtrue:
Shey Buhari wey no get sense, you dey talk all these sensible grammar to

The guy wants to cripple this economy

Try the northern borders, I learnt he's not strict there

That's our nepotistic president for you!!!

... Buhari wey no get sense be President of Nigeria...... And you wey get sense be Ordinary Nairaland Member NOT even an ADMIN.

Fikifukafuki:
... Buhari wey no get sense be President of Nigeria...... And you wey get sense be Ordinary Nairaland Member NOT even an ADMIN.

psychologygh:
go and feed your 200 million poverty capital of the world citizens. Do you know the meaning of trade.It goes two ways.Did you listen to the man.Ghana will rather block trades with Nigeria and rather trade with Dubai and Europe.Already trade among West African ECOWAS members is the lowest in the world. Ghana exports gold,timber,oil,manufactured products, etc worth 17 billion dollars and out of it,just 80 million dollars goes to Nigeria. So how does a few loss not even loss cos the products can be sold to Europe and China.How does 80 million dollars feed Ghana. Tell me.It's your own people that will suffer cos you can't trade among all these countries again and no imports and exports for them thus businesses and jobs collapsing in Nigeria. Food and goods more than double in prices and majority of your people can't afford such high inflated living.You can't even feed yourself thus closing all your borders to starve yourselves and you're ignorantly shouting that you feed Africa.Despicable words.

I thought border has been closed,if so what is this contraband ghanian foreigner doing on nairaland. Well i must say he is lucky to be in nigeria before border was closed or else he will av been hunger stricken at ghana as result of border closure. Abeg we need custom officers on nairaland oo

I normally take Ghana's side on issues but if they are saying Nigeria is breaking Ecowas's agreement of free entry and exit of people then - dem dey craaaaaze, mad!

How many Nigerians have they frustrated with unreasonable demands? I know one igbo food seller who dey chased out of an uncompleted building, chased her out of her second place, and then finally out of a shop she rented in the park.

If you know how many dollars I paid - thousands of Nigerian students pay for resident permit, you'll cry. This is how it goes. You'll first need to make a foreign resident ID card. If they've not increased it - $120. You'll then use a photocopy of it when making the resident permit. It could be up to 120 cedis now.

Both are a yearly affair!

When ghana police was going about, breaking into Nigerians homes and deporting them, una no remember ecowas. Bloody hypocrites

princemillla:
Won tun gbedee!!!

I must say Ghana is one of the country Milking from Nigeria economy. Since the closure only ghana has been making noise. Wetting self Na una border?

most of Companies in Nigeria closed and relocate to Ghana because of high price in fuel and inadequate of light supply but they always import their goods to Nigeria because of our population. The implications of it is that many Nigerian that suppose work in those companies are jobless. If they need our population , they should come and establish their company in Nigeria.

Wiseandtrue:

It's stupid cause Buhari does not understand the lay man!!!

Why budget billions for himself every year

Are we not in the same Nigeria

He should come down to the masses level, then I will know he means business!!!

A good president listens to the cries of the people he's leading but it appears he still has ear infections!!!

Obviously, you are alone here

Even the so-called critics that Nairalanders humourously call IPOB seem to support Buhari on this.

No rational Igbo man wants to secede from a country where there is fairness, equity and justice.

Almaigaa:




This is the reason why, Igbo's can never rule this Country.

take a chill pill mehn. You that have been ruling, what have you got to show for it?

Wiseandtrue:

Abeg leave my mouth na me get am!!!

Buhari did worse, where were you then

Initially I thought he had something to offer before I realized we have been scammed by the father of modern day Yahoo

What's good about this stupid decision

Is it possible for ALL Nigerians to be into the same occupation

What about those you encouraged to register their businesses Have you thought about what they and their families are going through

Why not cancel ALL the universities and turn them to a UNIVERSITY OF FARMING

How can a government that means well put all it egg in one basket

What economy can survive that

Leave the North where things are extremely cheap!!! Leave your comfort zone and remove the log from your eyes so that you can actually see the havoc this devilish policies is wrecking then come back and talk to me!!!

My dear u have been brainwashed. The north u are talking about is where u have never been to. Stop listening to political haters and bigots. Buhari didn't bring this hardship. Rather he's trying to rescue this nation. Have realised that no politician can claim any personal benefit from buhari policies. Look at this border issue, if it was under jona they will just open small part of the border for political friends to be bringing in products and only same political friends will be able to sell in the market.
Think rationally and don't follow the ignorant band wagon

charley people don enter buhari hand... lol let them ask Ipob how far

when buhari grabs your blockus, he turns deaf to all your cries


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Somebody should remind this people that it is Nigeria borders that was closed not Ghana or bene rep or Togo borders that was close, they should leave us ( Nigerians ) to make the complaints

Why are Nigerians seeing this as a fight or means of gaining power over other countries? Closure of border has inimical effects on Nigeria's economy and other neighbouring countries. Don't just talk for talking sake if you don't know what economics of trade is all about.

Multiplier7:


Did you just call that decision Stupid decision?

How high are you?

don't ague with the guy, he doesn't know anything except to rant uncontrollably on social media

Thegoodone13:
most of Company in Nigeria closed and relocate to Ghana because of high price in fuel and inadequate of light supply but they always import their goods to Nigeria because of our population.

Where are the "most companies" that left Nigeria for Ghana? FYI fuel is more expensive in ghana than in Nigeria. I don't think you have even been to a border not to mention another country.

helinues:
Now I can say the West Africa free trades na scam

Why not consumed same foreign goods in Ghana.. Not even local products oo

The person wey whinch Africa wicked gan oo

While the concept of ECOWAS is welcome, I have always suggested that Nigeria need to review her membership of the association. If Nigeria is the biggest market for rice (about 70%) in the entire region, for example, what benefit is ECOWAS trade protocol to us as concerning rice as it only allows traders from other countries to cash in our market? Nigerians simply won't be importing rice to resell to 14 other countries who account for less than 50% of our local market.

Another angle to look at is the fact that a larger percentage of the trade-able goods across West African borders are not made in West Africa! Why on Earth will a French body cream manufacturer ship tons of their goods to a francophone country with which they have zero duty payment, repackage the creams as "Packaged in Togo under license from La Roche Posay Paris" and get a Cotonou smuggler to run the entire shipment into Nigeria duty free via numerous illegal border posts!! It is sacrilegious for Nigeria to have tolerated this situation for this long.

These are some of the reasons I support the border closure for a temporary period. We should open the border sooner than later however, we must restrict inflow across our land borders to strictly made in West Africa goods. Any other foreign made items should pass through the sea ports! Chikena!!

kolade560:
Why are Nigerians seeing this as a fight or means of gaining power over other countries? Closure of border has inimical effects on Nigeria's economy and other neighbouring countries. Don't just talk for talking sake if you don't know what economics of trade is all about.

You must be silly. Do you not realise by now that other neighbouring countries have been leveraging off nigerias population strenght to grow their own economies as they dump anything and everything into our markets and take the forex back to their countries?

The border closure would have absolutely no inimical effect on Nigeria in the long run. This is a laudable move by Buhari and should be applauded.

Nigerias population is approximately 60% of the population of the entire ecowas countries yet you still cannot see how keeping the borders open would be bad for us as a country when the other ecowas countries smuggle their goods into our country?

Guy use your head to think and not your feet

psychologygh:
go and feed your 200 million poverty capital of the world citizens. Do you know the meaning of trade.It goes two ways.Did you listen to the man.Ghana will rather block trades with Nigeria and rather trade with Dubai and Europe.Already trade among West African ECOWAS members is the lowest in the world. Ghana exports gold,timber,oil,manufactured products, etc worth 17 billion dollars and out of it,just 80 million dollars goes to Nigeria. So how does a few loss not even loss cos the products can be sold to Europe and China.How does 80 million dollars feed Ghana. Tell me.It's your own people that will suffer cos you can't trade among all these countries again and no imports and exports for them thus businesses and jobs collapsing in Nigeria. Food and goods more than double in prices and majority of your people can't afford such high inflated living.You can't even feed yourself thus closing all your borders to starve yourselves and you're ignorantly shouting that you feed Africa.Despicable words.

Are you kidding me, you will trade with Dubai! hahahahahah! you are very funny! The whole goods in your store can't pay for a night in Dubai, or Europe, you better beg and stop the ranting! Even the almighty China is begging Nigeria for trade union, I am talking of countries with enough population to cause a stare not that your 13.2 million country(pun intended) country!

Statistically, you only benefit from Nigeria, we have nothing to gain from you, no oil, no human resources, no good climate! on top of it no beautiful people! Young man stop talking! Listen to the man, he is already crying, you are here talking trash.

I thought Nigeria is poverty capital and you will rather die than visit its border why the wailing? why not enjoy your paradise, we starve ourselves is it your starving, why do you suddenly care about our well being! Bunch of lazy mofos!