₦airaland Forum

coogar: in which world would you even see a governor overseeing the seizure of a widow's goods? is oshiomole police? it's not his jurisdiction, he's just being a tyrannical dingbat.

rudedough: You have freedom of speech.

You should watch those emotions friend. You're raging now.

I'm not in Nigeria, I didn't study in Nigeria, I'm not practising in Nigeria. That country is a $hithole and your irrational behaviour is as a result of long term suffering and frustrations.

You've even accepted hawking as a norm and a way to create employment. I see Nigerians take crimes to mean Robbery, murder or what not.

Crime is breaking the law. She committed a crime and she will face the consequences.

Over speeding, DUI, loitering and wandering, armed robbery, murder, etc are 1 and the same crime. It's left for the court to decide which is capital or otherwise.

And unless you have a degree in law, I wouldn't advice you to dive into this kind of debate. You should rather pick a less complex discussion like football where you'll be more comfortable.

adino: Most Nairalanders are so daft, I have been all over this thread informing them that the woman was waiting for a wheelbarrow or taxi to take her goods home, but they foolishly refuse to read. That woman is not a street trader for Christ sake. I will try and use my contacts in Benin to see if I can have her contacts, and by God grace create a thread for her here.
May God Help Her.

rudedough: [b]Your research and conclusion is very funny to be honest.

I'm not a business student but I took some optional courses in Business Management in my UG. Let's address your comment by bits.

You are very wrong when you said buying unregulated goods helps Nigerians with viable options. It doesn't, it helps kill the economy.

Hawkers don't pay taxes, they don't rent shops, they don't employ workers, they don't even get to pay utility or taxes. So how does this help Nigerians? You should stop being cheap and learn to support the system.

No! Roadside sellers are not interested in average returns, as a matter of fact they get maximum profit.

Imagine an SME owner buys an orange for N10 and sells at N30. He shares his profit with workers, Govt, shop owner, utility. His net profit might amount to N5 but everyone is happy.

However, a hawker buys the same orange for N10 and sells it for N20, he doesn't pay any worker, tax or utility. His net profit is N10 but he has only made himself happy. Who's making maximum profit here? Who's stealing jobs instead of creating one?

* They don't grow their business so they don't employ workers. We need SMEs to employ our workforce.

* They don't own a shop, they don't pay rents or utility. This is very bad for Government. Government need more shop owners, more shop owners means more employment and more revenues.

* They don't pay taxes which is uncivilised and a daylight robbery of any economy. By law they would be arrested and imprisoned.

* They make the environment dirty. Dirty environment means more work for the Govt. That is they don't give to the Government yet they steal from tax payers.

Roadside hawkers don't create jobs rather they steal jobs. You need to look deeply to understand.

There are many more but I guess I'll leave that to the economic and business professionals.

Nigerians should stop thinking "ME" and start thinking "US"[/b]

tellwisdom: You are a very foolish boi??..Are those people not husband and wife??

rudedough: You didn't read the 8th paragraph properly. Take a deep breath and re-read the paragraph.

BTW we're talking about roadside trading here. It's killing SMEs and people are crying in their shops, they pay Govt taxes, rentals, utility while these illegal roadside sellers steal the market.

Until you learn to suppress those emotions and do the right thing, you can't even lead a family lest a state or a country cos people would always cry.

tellwisdom: What is wrong in that word??

rudedough: Seriously IDGAF. She shouldn't be trading on the pedestrian.

Sentiments aside, these road side traders are killing SMEs nationwide. It doesn't matter if you're poor, a widow or desperate, you must be mindful of the law.

A roadside seller pays little or no rental but an SME pays rental and utility. Their capital expenditure reflects on the prices of their goods.

That is, a road side seller can sell an orange for N20 Naira and make maximum profit while a shop owner will sell the same orange for N30 and make very minimal profit.

But who's going to buy the same orange for N30 from the shop when you can buy it cheaper at N20 from the roadside seller?

They're killing SMEs period.

Let's skip the emotions and look further. The Governor may be wrong with his choice of words but he's angry and everyone should frown at road side traders.

But why in the name of popsicle do Nigerians like anything illegal?

Greatmoze: Pls to downgrade your links are Not going through i tride to use the one for OS6 but wat i do get is "The requested URL could not be retrieved"
Any other way out pls?

WackyJ1: Op is a traitor...

skeendyke: Not a single reply that suggests a good network for browsing which is working fine for one. Na wa o.

sunwalk: now i pack and sat near one dirty corner there. the motor bike in the backgroung is mine. BOM money.