President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with the members of the Presidential Committee on Impact and Readiness Assessment African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement.

The meeting started at the Council Chamber of the State House around 3pm.

The committee is expected to submit its report to the President.

The African Union’s Heads of State and Governments had resolved in 2012 to establish African Continental Free Trade Agreement treaty to create a single continental market for goods and services in member nations.

The treaty is to cover agreements on trade in goods, services, investment, and rules and procedures on dispute settlement, including a range of provisions to facilitate trade, reduce transaction costs, provide exceptions, flexibilities and safeguards for vulnerable groups and countries in challenging circumstances.

But Nigeria had withheld its signature to the agreement as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Manufacturers’ Association of Nigeria (MAN) among other groups kicked against signing the treaty.

They had warned that signing the treaty was extremely dangerous to Nigeria as it would open the country’s seaports, airports and other businesses to unbridled foreign interference and domination.

The groups had pushed for proper consultations and inputs of all interest groups on issues concerning market access and enforcement of rules of origin.

President Buhari had then declared that Nigeria will only be signatory to the African Continental Free Trade Agreement if the nation’s national interests, regional and international obligations are balanced.



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So many report yet to be fully implemented. We're in this mess together!!!

Buhari illiteracy has exposed Nigeria as a useless country.

Obasanjo was right on this issue, Nigeria has a weak President that doesn't understand free trade agreement

As if he knows what was written inside the books....

When will this man set up a committee or have a meeting on food surplus and price regulation?

When

I wish we have thunder network like mtn and glo to locate dose in elm of affairs for there promise and fail agenda

Many Dunce up there just comment without reading .. once they see Buhari's name, Tinubu or Osinbajo they start wailing like imbeciile.


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Nigeria will sign it. It is just a matter of time.

nototribalist:
Buhari illiteracy has exposed Nigeria as a useless country.

Obasanjo was right on this issue, Nigeria has a weak President that doesn't understand free trade agreement

I laugh at idiotic comments from feeble minded internet professors who know more than a man who's in his third stint as head of state, and who has access to a ready pool of privileged information, advisers and consultants.

Neoteny:


I laugh at idiotic comments from feeble minded internet professors who know more than a man who's in his third stint as head of state, and who has access to a ready pool of privileged information, advisers and consultants.

And all that has kept us as the poverty capital of the world. You exude the characteristics of the type of leadership you are trying to advertise, definitely.

kaorama:

And all that has kept us as the poverty capital of the world. You exude the characteristics of the type of leadership you are trying to advertise, definitely.

Like the country became poor and underdeveloped overnight. Keep pretending like the country was El Dorado before 2015

Your GEJ, Atiku and OBJ played a significantly higher role in the bastardization of Nigeria, but now they're your saviors.

People like you ARE the problem

BlackfireX:
As if he knows what was written inside the books....

The negatives you threw at others will end up messing your mind up

Sign the agreement and see the Europeans and Chinese bombarding the Nigeria market

AFCFTA is a means devised by the "developed countries" to enslave African countries and their economies in this 21st century.

Glad NLC, MAN and other pressure groups rose against it in time.

And for the record, their primary target is Nigeria. They don't want us to grow so they can keep ruling by proxy but we are wiser now.

flokii:
AFCFTA is a means devised by the "developed countries" to enslave African countries and their economies in this 21st century.

Glad NLC, MAN and other pressure groups rose against it in time.

And for the record, their primary target is Nigeria. They don't want us to grow so they can keep ruling by proxy but we are wiser now.

Very true. Some people just comment without having any idea of the issue on ground. Why should all countries in Africa participate?. In fact, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.

maliyu777:


Very true. Some people just comment without having any idea of the issue on ground. Why should all countries in Africa participate?. In fact, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.

God bless you .

It seems is only few people that understand this article. Some people are here at the mention of buhari , start vomiting their frustration without understand what the issue is all about.

I give it to buhari on this. ....we are getting there!

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with the members of the Presidential Committee on Impact and Readiness Assessment African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement.The meeting started at the Council Chamber of the State House around 3pm.The committee is expected to submit its report to the President.The African Union’s Heads of State and Governments had resolved in 2012 to establish African Continental Free Trade Agreement treaty to create a single continental market for goods and services in member nations.The treaty is to cover agreements on trade in goods, services, investment, and rules and procedures on dispute settlement, including a range of provisions to facilitate trade, reduce transaction costs, provide exceptions, flexibilities and safeguards for vulnerable groups and countries in challenging circumstances.But Nigeria had withheld its signature to the agreement as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Manufacturers’ Association of Nigeria (MAN) among other groups kicked against signing the treaty.They had warned that signing the treaty was extremely dangerous to Nigeria as it would open the country’s seaports, airports and other businesses to unbridled foreign interference and domination.The groups had pushed for proper consultations and inputs of all interest groups on issues concerning market access and enforcement of rules of origin.President Buhari had then declared that Nigeria will only be signatory to the African Continental Free Trade Agreement if the nation’s national interests, regional and international obligations are balanced.See more here

Neoteny:


Like the country became poor and underdeveloped overnight. Keep pretending like the country was El Dorado before 2015

Your GEJ, Atiku and OBJ played a significantly higher role in the bastardization of Nigeria, but now they're your saviors.

People like you ARE the problem

It's obvious you are mentally sick. Your frustration shouldn't be betrayed at any slightest opportunity. Every average human being desire for improvement but if what you have today in Buhari is am improvement, I leave you to your conscience. However, I can't be wrong to think you an example of the Buhari species you are trying to advertise. May you have your own portion of kidnapping, poverty and directionlesaness in life as your master Bujari repreaent.

kaorama:

It's obvious you are mentally sick. Your frustration shouldn't be betrayed at any slightest opportunity. Every average human being desire for improvement but if what you have today in Buhari is am improvement, I leave you to your conscience. However, I can't be wrong to think you an example of the Buhari species you are trying to advertise. May you have your own portion of kidnapping, poverty and directionlesaness in life as your master Bujari repreaent.

Hmm

Another one of those useless, unemployed, frustrated, castrated, dejected, rejected, cursed, damned, abused, raped, demented, destitute, decrepit, derelict, broken, starved, abandoned, sick, confused, retarded, cowardly, diseased, piece of shiit bastards.

Don't blame buhari for your misfortune in life, blame your weak, dying, diabetic father who's so useless he can't get a job to feed you, thus your misplaced anger and insanity.

You wish me to be kidnapped? Oh great.

I pray your mother and sisters get raped by my people the fulanis, and i hope they get one of those slimy bitches infected with HIV so they die a slow painful death same way as your diseased father is dying.

As for you, i pray you live long so you continue to suffer your endless pains and hunger and keep blaming buhari, you insipid disgusting piece of watery shiit

Neoteny:


Hmm

Another one of those useless, unemployed, frustrated, castrated, dejected, rejected, cursed, damned, abused, raped, demented, destitute, decrepit, derelict, broken, starved, abandoned, sick, confused, retarded, cowardly, diseased, piece of shiit bastards.

Don't blame buhari for your misfortune in life, blame your weak, dying, diabetic father who's so useless he can't get a job to feed you, thus your misplaced anger and insanity.

You wish me to be kidnapped? Oh great.

I pray your mother and sisters get raped by my people the fulanis, and i hope they get one of those slimy bitches infected with HIV so they die a slow painful death same way as your diseased father is dying.

As for you, i pray you live long so you continue to suffer your endless pains and hunger and keep blaming buhari, you insipid disgusting piece of watery shiit

You don't deserve any attention. You are obviously retarded like your Kunu guzzling terrorist master.

kaorama:
You don't deserve any attention. You are obviously slow like your Kunu guzzling terrorist master.