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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State, Alhaji Aliyu ‘Yar-Abba has called on the President-elect, Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reopen all Nigerian land borders upon assumption of duty.
‘Yar-Abba made the call in his congratulatory messages to Tinubu and his running mate, Sen. Kashim Shettima, as well as Sokoto State Governor-elect, Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu and his deputy, Alhajj Idris Gobir.
According to the former Sokoto State Chairman of the Bureau De Change Operators Association, reopening the borders would alleviate the suffering of the citizens, especially northern businessmen.
He lamented that the closure of the nation’s land borders had taken a negative toll on socio-economic activities in the region as many of the businessmen were now bankrupt.
‘Yar-Abba also urged that traders should be allowed to massively import various commodities, especially food items as the security situation had badly affected the food supply chain in the country.
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He, however, said that the traders should be made to pay the requisite duties on all the commodities to be so imported.
The APC chieftain further called for the revamping of the security situation in the country to guarantee the safety of the lives and properties of the citizens.
‘Yar-Abba also advocated restructuring of the nation’s security architecture and the injection of new blood to improve security in the country.
He also urged the government to take urgent steps to make the nation’s economy more formidable and vibrant.
(NAN)
