PortableToDynam:
this baba OBJ should free us jare, is dah how u will jes sign something without weighing the benefits

Bella48:


https://www.google.com.ng/amp/s/www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/263304-buharis-refusal-to-sign-african-trade-treaty-disappointing-obasanjo.html/amp

monlawal:
Did Buhari say he would not sign the agreement?
Just yesterday, à committee was set up to look into the agreement with a view to finding out how it would benefit Nigeria �� which to me is the best thing to do. You don't just sign anything that comes to your table especially an agreement between nations.

Even SA did not sign. This is not unconnected with their position in the African continent. Let it be reviewed first, let's see if it would be beneficial or detrimental to us. Even Obasanjo would not have just signed it if he was on that seat.

fano252003:
I believe he will sign it very soon, because he is working and studying over the document.
I also think Nigeria will greatly benefit from it,when finally signed

Flets:
Though Buhari is an evil terrorist who does not deserve being a local govt chairman, the trade deal will not favour Nigeria with the biggest market in Africa. Nigeria could easily become a dumping ground for African made goods and our local manufacturers with high cost of power generation cannot compete and will go out of business.

Abuude:
I think it's disappointing to know dat president buhari line of thinking is still very limited. Free trade agreement which NIgeria was essential to its development is specifically created to encourage Africa's self sustainability economically, socially and politically. In my view it would help curb a lot of challenges I. e poverty, limited education, migration issues, cultural and language barriers. With all this in mind president buhari has had sufficient time since it was first suggested 3yrs ago to handle internal challenges, it is clear the oligarch in Nigeria who want to exclusively maintain economic opportunities within Africa and reduce such opportunities to the average Nigerians have influenced President Buhari position on the issue.

sambos994:


Do really think Buhari gives a s**t whether something is detrimental to the country or not?

BetaThings:
Obasanjo is always selling us short

Did Obasanko not sign Bakassi away?
Now he went to a foreign country to plead that we should sign
In whose interest is he speaking
Nigeria or his foreign audience?

NwaAmaikpe:



Buhari is a brain-dead living dog while Obasanjo is a dead lion.

Although the Bible says that "a living dog is better than a dead lion"
With Buhari we now know that a brain-dead living dog is worse than a dead lion.

I dedicate my FTC to everyone who believes Buhari has ruined Nigeria enough and deserves to be hauled back to Daura.

Flets:
Though Buhari is an evil terrorist who does not deserve being a local govt chairman, the trade deal will not favour Nigeria with the biggest market in Africa. Nigeria could easily become a dumping ground for African made goods and our local manufacturers with high cost of power generation cannot compete and will go out of business.

monlawal:
Had it been he didn't à give à shee we would still be in recession,
he would not encourage us to grow what we eat,
he would not support the reviving of the fertilizer blending plants nationwide,
He would not complete the railways left uncompleted and sign for the building of new tracks
He would not invest massively in rehabilitation of the federal roads,
Bros think positive of your country for once.

GreenMavro:
So Mavrodi died on Monday in the month of March (MMM), are you thinking wat am thinking?

KingGBsky:


How will they go out of business?
What kind of an economic strategist are you by the way?
It would open more gorund foe more of nigeria produce to be sold and delivered to oyhe African countries easily. It would reduce cost and dependency of a single market system. It would on the future alienate the dependency of European products and far more unite the African community. Soon traveling to other African countries might be visa free

sexyanyabubakar:
not sure but I gotta say

Flets:


You really didn’t need to ask which kind of economic strategist I was...... you could only make your point and move on

Am sure you don’t need a lecture on this. The Nigerian manufacturing industry is yet to meet the need of the Nigerian market much more other markets.

It’s common sense that a product manufactured with power cost of $0.05/Kw in Ghana will b cheaper than similar product manufactured with $0.3/kWh in Nigeria. It’s only a matter of time before Nigeria gets flooded with cheaper alternatives that will kill local manufacturing.

In this trade deal, Nigeria is the target market for other African countries. Until we fix the power sector, we have no edge getting Into that deal.

If you still don’t get it at this point, maybe I cannot be of help.

Oyinlade07:
we are waiting but I need d pple has to be educated of its importance..

NwaAmaikpe:



Buhari is a brain-dead living dog while Obasanjo is a dead lion.

Although the Bible says that "a living dog is better than a dead lion"
With Buhari we now know that a brain-dead living dog is worse than a dead lion.

I dedicate my FTC to everyone who believes Buhari has ruined Nigeria enough and deserves to be hauled back to Daura.

Enice:
did you read where it was written that NLC and MAN are oppose to the treaty? I think they oppose it for a reason. Stop this silly act of spewing rubbish on the net without getting all the facts just because you hate the President.

Abuude:
I never indicated I hate president buhari as an individual, I honestly think he has good intentions for NIgeria but the functional effectiveness of this govt is nt good enough. Objections by NLC nd MAN are circumstances of our lack of preparation .I don't see any reason why NIgeria should not be adequately prepared. Let nt forget intra African trade only accounts for a low percentage of our GDP. We have spent more money than most African countries on infrastructure yet value addition in our manufacturing industry is hindered by poor infrastructure, low energy output and poor development of human capital. The govt should take responsibility for our lack of preparation. Were is the so called diversification of the economy . Open ur eyes nd stop making excuses. NIgeria is being left behind by other African Nations.