Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna
State backed the Federal Government’s decision to close Nigeria’s land borders.
El-Rufai was a special guest at
the graduation of Senior Course Three of the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff
College, Gwagwalada, Abuja on Friday.
According to him, it is unfair
for smaller countries to be sabotaging a big country like Nigeria. He said the
step taken was commendable. He explained that Nigeria like any other country
likes to trade with other countries but added that there must be fairness.
The Governor noted that closure
of the borders should be sustained until there were established deals that
covered every country.
“The partial closure of borders
is highly commendable. Nigeria is the largest country in West Africa and the
continent and it is clear that our neighbours are using our openness and
brotherhood to trade, to exploit us.
“I fully support and subscribe to
the closure of borders and we should sustain it for as long as possible.
“We need to do this for our
country to have a fair deal and for our manufacturers to be protected. All
those talking about free trade or preaching about it today closed their borders
for centuries and decades ago.
“Nigeria must grow its internal
capacity, we will not do so if we allow our neighbours to use the porosity of
our borders to sabotage our economy,’’ he explained.
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