Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, on Tuesday said the closure of Nigeria’s borders has achieved nothing, thus the Federal Government (FG) should apologise following its recent reopening.
Newsbreak reports that the FG last Friday approved the reopening of four additional land borders shut in August 2019 as part of efforts to curtail smuggling and boost local production of rice.
A circular released by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), signed by Deputy Comptroller-General E. I. Edorhe, on behalf of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Hameed Ali, listed the borders as Idiroko border post in Ogun State, Jibiya border post in Katsina State, Kamba border post in Kebbi State and Ikom border post in Cross River State.
The Idiroko land border had been shut since 2019 when the Federal Government ordered that all importations must be done through the seaports.
The borders have now been reopened. Meanwhile, Sani has this message for the FG.
The closure of Nigeria’s borders has achieved nothing;opening it should come with apologies.
— Senator Shehu Sani (@ShehuSani) April 26, 2022
“The closure of Nigeria’s borders has achieved nothing; opening it should come with apologies,” Sani, a 2023 Kaduna State governorship aspirant, wrote on his verified Twitter handle.
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