“The haulage companies are stranded as their trucks remain at the borders with no end in sight; goods cannot be transloaded into another truck. The border closure has dragged on for long without any sign of when it will be opened. LCCI Director-General, Muda Yusuf said: “The border closure is a simplistic solution to a complicated, broader and multidimensional problem. “Border closure does not offer a sustainable solution. The cost of this closure to businesses is evidently phenomenal and would be in billions of naira.

Source: The Guardian August 02, 2020 05:37 UTC