He said the closure of the borders was part of efforts to guarantee the nation’s future and prosperity. The Vice President explained that part of the reasons for the border closure was to get attention of neighbouring countries to take more seriously the question of policing the borders.
He noted other prosperous nations do not allow any country bring goods into their countries but opt to grow what they eat. Osibanjo said smuggling discouraged local production and does not allow Nigerian farmers have access to market. He said: “Part of the reasons for shutting the border is the smuggling that has been going on. If we continue to allow the Chinese and others to continue to bring in all those things, we will kill farming completely and most of our people will not be employed.
“There may be some pains in other to gain. The countries of the world that are prosperous don’t allow anybody to bring in anything to their countries. They make sure they grow what they eat. I can assure you that very soon you will see a great deal of progress, you will see more of our own commodities coming into the market. If we allow our own people grow these things, our people will prosper.
from New Telegraph
Is this kind of job they always send him to do,mtcheeew
ReplyDeleteBoy boy Of Buhari!!
DeleteNa OKrika clothes and shoes dey pain me pass. Aba made can't do the durability and uniqueness with the small amount.
DeleteWhat's Chinese own on the border closure? Most of the trans-border smuggling are second-hand goods from US and EU. While rice and cooking oil are from Thailand and Malaysia respectively. Closure of the borders are overdue and it's a welcome development. Need not apologize for a well deserved action.
ReplyDeleteYou people don't even know anything.
DeleteSo far you re eating the local rice no problem.
ReplyDeleteBut if you re still eating foreign rice may the teeth you use to chew it fall off.
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DeleteAmen
DeleteAmen, may the teeth rot first and fall off.
DeleteAmennnn
DeleteAnd Amen!! May it scatter if they still do...
DeleteEndure because it's not affecting your family. Hypocrites
ReplyDeleteYou are foolish...look for another family business
DeleteHaba Nigerians. Have a little faith. The man is making a sincere appeal based on his own feelings for the people. Nigeria is going to improve little by little. Not because of the government, but because of hardworking people like me and you. But this widespread pessimism will truncate our development just like it happened to the Israelites.
ReplyDeleteHave little faith okwa ya? The didn't think to make the farming systems better before closing borders. Mtschewwwww!
DeleteImagine the pain of buying local rice and forgetting that it has to be handpicked again before cooking!
That up there is my predicament. I just finished making Jollof with the rice only for my teeth to be smitten mercilessly ðŸ˜ðŸ¤¦ðŸ¤¦.
I would have invited you all to come and join me but the stones inside are enough to fill a tipper!🙄🙄🙄
Let me just see what comes out of this.
why the closure this festive season ? and why is the Northern border not closed ?
ReplyDeleteI heard it too that the northern borders are opened. I don't know how true that information is, and also foreign rice over there in north is lesser compare to the ones in the south. If this is true, then it's all wrong about the Nigerian system.
DeleteWhy didn't they close it before Sala and all whatnot? why now?
ReplyDeleteGo and open it if you can, idiot. most you guys bring religion into everything in this country?
DeleteThey should just pity people
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of rice is buhari n his cohorts eating...
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