Atedo Peterside has queried the Federal Government’s decision to open the land borders only to Dangote Cement. Atedo Peterside has faulted the Federal Government’s approval of Dangote Cement‘s request to trade across the borders and opined that allowing everyone to engage in legitimate trade should be a “no-brainer”.
Peterside, the founder of Stanbic IBTC Plc, disclosed this on Tuesday morning after news of the approval went viral online.He argued that the move should have been made possible for everyone, and that only allowing one person shows the economy is rigged for the connected.
“Allowing legitimate exporters & importers to move their goods across the border should be a no-brainer. Why refuse everybody else & allow only one company (Dangote)? This is why some of us argue that the Nigerian economy is rigged in favour of a handful of well -connected persons,” he said.
