Buhari under 'fire' over border closure - Daily Post Nigeria

HURIWA, a civil rights advocacy group, described the arbitrary closure of land borders as a political gimmick to economically strangulate the South East of Nigeria thought to be the place from where the clear majority of Nigerian businesses located within the West African sub-region come from.

HURIWA accused the government of proceeding with a major public policy with far more “devastating economic impacts to Nigerians trading in the neighboring nations to Nigeria without even the central government putting up reliable, dependable and sustainable fall back positions should the unilateral border closure backfire on Nigerian traders in those neighboring countries.”

“The unilateral border closure is surely hurting the economic rights of traders of Nigerian descent living in the West African nations of Ghana, Benin, and Cameroon, made up essentially of persons of South East origin. This action is also a violation of the ECOWAS protocol relating to free movement of persons, residence and establishment which Nigeria acceded to.

Section 42 of the Nigerian Constitution provides thus: “ A citizen of Nigeria of a particular community, ethnic group, place of origin, sex, religion or political opinion shall not, by reason only that he is such a person:- be subjected either expressly by, or in the practical application of, any law in force in Nigeria or any executive or administrative action of the government, to disabilities or restrictions to which citizens of Nigeria of other communities, ethnic groups, places of origin,...

I might not like MBuhari before now,,,, but I supported this border closure that is the best decision the lifeless president have ever made

The think border closure is solution of the problem, but it's not, it will creates another problems.

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