Niger Border Closure Affecting Nigeria’s Economy — Senator Aliero

The Senator representing Kebbi Central, Senator Adamu Aliero, has lamented over the continued
closure of the land border between Nigeria and the Republic of Niger, saying that the blockage
has caused serious damage to the economy of states bordering the nation.
The two-term governor of Kebbi State disclosed it while speaking in an interview on Arise
Television on Tuesday.
He said the closure of the border under the Economic Community of West African States
directive was unnecessary and should be revisited.
The senator said federal lawmakers from the affected states in the North had met and called on
the federal government to, as a matter of urgency, open the border for business activities.
“Our people living in the communities that shared the border with Niger are the ones suffering
and bearing the brunt.
“If you go to the border today, you will see over a thousand trucks coming back to the country
with goods from different countries but are struck in the border because of this ECOWAS
sanction.