Food Scarcity: Sunday Igboho Vows To Take Control Of Borders, Seaports In South-West

Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has vowed to open up the borders in the South-West to allow influx of foodstuffs into the region.
The Yoruba rights activist declared that not only the borders would be opened, the seaports in Apapa, Lagos State would be taken over and all the leaders of Fulani extraction sacked.

Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has vowed to open up the borders in the South-West to allow influx of foodstuffs into the region.

Igboho made the vow while speaking at a meeting of major Yoruba stakeholders.

The Yoruba rights activist declared that not only the borders would be opened, the seaports in Apapa, Lagos State would be taken over and all the leaders of Fulani extraction sacked.

“After this discussion, we will hold a meeting and open our borders so that rice, food and other things can enter easily. Enough is enough. All our borders that the Nigerian government closed, we are telling them we are no longer under them, we will go and open the borders.

“Our ports in Lagos here are all run by Fulanis, we don’t want them from now on, even at our airports, we no longer want the Fulani leaders there. Whatever the government wants to do, they should do it. We are ready. Some people say Yoruba people are not united, we are! If you want to try us, touch one of us,” Igboho said.

Nigeria shares border with the Benin Republic across its southwestern parts. The high volume of transborder trading occurs through the Seme Border lying west of Lagos. Traders in the region often bring their goods through the border as it offers cheaper costs compared to the nation’s ports.

Economic activities around the border have however been crippled since the closure of all land borders by the Buhari regime.

Of recent, the cattle and foodstuff dealers under the aegis of the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AUFCDN) embarked on a nationwide strike following the expiration of a seven-day ultimatum given to the Nigerian government to attend to their demands.

The AUFCDN said the union was demanding protection of its members, payment of N475 billion compensation for lives of members and properties lost during the #EndSARS protest and Shasa market, Ibadan chaos.