Presidential panel recommends reopening of Nigeria land borders

 

Nigeria land borders will soon be reopened if the president, Muhammadu Buhari, gives approval to the presidential panel recommendation to that effect.

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, gave the hint during an interview with State House correspondents on Wednesday.

The borders have been closed since August 2019, to curtail illegal importation of drugs, small arms and agricultural products into country from neighbouring West African nations.

Ahmed said the panel set up on the matter has completed its job and has recommended the reopening of the borders.

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She said the committee would soon submit its report to the president, following which a formal pronouncement would be made on the matter.

The minister did not, however, say when the report will be submitted and how soon the borders will be reopened.