Femi Fani-Kayode, former Minister
of Aviation, has condemned the closure of Nigeria land borders till January
2020.
The Nigerian government announced
closure of its land borders to curb smuggling activities.
The exercise led to a total
shutdown of land frontiers across the country.
The land borders are expected to
be reopened on January 31, 2020.
This was revealed in a circular
dated November 1, 2019 (NCS/ENF/ABJ/221/S.45) and signed by the Comptroller of
Customs in charge of enforcement, Victor David Dimka, to the Sector
Coordinators, joint border operations drill (Exercise Swift Response), Sectors
1, 2, 3 &
4
The closure of borders has since
generated criticisms and approvals from well-meaning Nigerians and
institutions.
But, Fani-Kayode described the
border closure till January as the ‘biggest con’
According to him, the closure of
Nigeria’s southern boarders is ill-motivated to neigbouring countries.
On his Twitter page, the former
minister wrote: “The closure of Nigeria’s southern boarders until the end of
January is the biggest con in the last 10 years.
“It presents a very real economic
challenge to our neighbouring countries, it is ill-motivated, it is
ill-conceived and there is far more to it than meets the eye.”
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