The Senator representing Kebbi Central, Senator Adamu Aliero, has lamented that the continued closure of the land border between Nigeria and the Republic of Niger has induced critical harm to the economic system of the states bordering the nation.
Aliero, a two-term governor of Kebbi State, whereas talking on Come up Tv adopted by our correspondent on Tuesday, stated the closure of the border underneath the directive of the Financial Neighborhood of West African States was pointless and ought to be reconsidered .
He stated federal lawmakers from affected states within the North had met and known as on the federal authorities to urgently open the border for enterprise actions.
“Our folks dwelling within the communities that shared the border with Niger are those who’re struggling and bearing the brunt.
“For those who go to the border at this time, you will note greater than a thousand vehicles coming again to the nation with items from totally different international locations however being hit on the border due to this ECOWAS sanction.
“Even the settlement we had with the nation on dredging the dam that provides our electrical energy was breached when the federal government determined to chop off the sunshine provide to the Republic of Niger.”
Aliero, a former minister, stated most different international locations weren’t complying with the sanctions outlined by ECOWAS in opposition to the Republic of Niger.
He defined that the majority sanctions, particularly the closure of the border and reducing off electrical energy provides to the nation, had destructive penalties just for strange residents and never for the navy junta, as anticipated.
ECOWAS had imposed robust sanctions on Niger after insurgent elite troopers overthrew Mohamed Bazoum, the democratically elected president, on July 26.
The 15-member West African bloc ECOWAS banned commerce with Niger and threatened navy motion to revive democracy.
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