Thousands of Nigerians may lose
their jobs amid the coronavirus pandemic as Shoprite plans exit from the
country.
NigerianEye reported earlier that
Shoprite Holdings Limited, a South African company with hundreds of outlets in
Nigeria and workers announced plans to discontinue its operations in Nigeria.
The company stated this in its
“Operational and Voluntary Trading Update” released on Monday, adding that the
decision was due to the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This decision has generated
reactions from Nigerians on social media who expressed worry over the increase
in unemployment rate.
Some described the planned exit
of Shoprite as a negative scorecard which may discourage international
investors from Nigeria.
Here are some comments gathered from Twitter:
@Dammiedammie35 “ So Shoprite is
leaving Nigeria, thousands of people will be without jobs now, other thousands
depending on those people’s incomes, my new neighbor works with Shoprite in
Ibadan and he has three kids, his wife is a private school teacher and haven’t
worked in a while, so many people like that.”
@Sirleodasilva “ No economic
plans, just vibes, copy and paste from other countries. This is what happens
when the best minds are not the ones leading your country. The economic
ignorance will kill businesses or their policies will do so. I just hope
Shoprite jobs will not be all lost.”
@Olisinho_ “ The business is not
closing down, another consortium will buy it and continue business but probably
some jobs might be lost as there would be downsizing to hasten profitability
and getting back on the right track.”
@Morris_Monye “ Cost of doing
business is so high in Nigeria. You provide your own power, your own water etc.
Costs just keeps getting higher and higher.
“The unfortunate thing about this
Shoprite debacle is the huge loss to staff, contractors and supplier. An
unfortunate domino effect.”
@Biyitheplug “ As Shoprite is
leaving Nigeria, a lot of Shoprite workers will remain unemployed, most won’t
get a new job anytime soon, how will a married man feed his family? Only the
strong hearted survives in this country to be honest.”
@BrainJDennia “ After 15 years
Shoprite is leaving Nigeria following the footsteps of Mr Price.
“Over 3000 direct jobs and over
17000 indirect jobs will be lost. Nigeria is a destiny killer.”
@Ayobankole “ The Board of
Africa’s biggest retailer, Shoprite, has announced plans to discontinue
operations in Nigeria after 15 years in. While this may open up opportunities
for local investors in that sector, it is a bad pointer to what Nigeria has become
as an investment destination.”
@Wiseeyeq “ Shoprite is leaving
Nigeria because Nigerians now have less disposable income to spend at their
outlets than before. Poverty is creeping on us all while our Supreme Leader
idles and his minions demand we “live within our means”
@More_jnr “ Power is the major
problem, diesel is so expensive and Shops like Shoprite has to run on Generator
all through.It is very expensive.”
@Ayemojubar “ Shoprite plans to
discontinue operations in Nigeria. Well this sounds good for locals but a
negative scorecard that will discourage foreign investments in this country.”
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