'Our customers have deserted us for trade-friendly nations' -- traders speak on 16-month border closure
On December 16, President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the immediate reopening of four land borders, namely: Seme in Lagos, Illela in Sokoto, Maigatari in Jigawa and Mfun in Cross River. But the order was not complied with immediately. While Seme was reopened five days after the president’s pronouncement, Illela was still shut at the time this report was filed. Traders and residents spoke with TheCable on how the 16-month closure caused untold hardship and deflated their businesses. Advertisement On Saturday, it was glaring that activities along the border were yet to come alive as just a very ...
Source: thecable.ng