Kaduna based Islamic preacher Dr Ahmad Gumi has called on the Nigerian government to reopen its borders so as to ease the hardship many Nigerians are going through.
Gumi said the country is in dire economic crisis, adding that the government must respond with the right measures.
”First of all, it is not right to shut the borders when people are looking for what to eat. Opening thw borders will allow farmers from across the globe to bring in their produce and this will lead to a drop in the price of food.
”For instance, in Thailand they have produced so much rice and now they are about to go to waste. If they see that the rice will go waste they will have no option than to sell it at affordable rate. But you have shut the borders when you don’t have enough to meet demand. What do you expect from the people.”
However, the government has said that it would not reopen the borders now.
