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Aijay
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1. Benin republic has a population of 11.80 million meanwhile Lagos population is over 20m. In 2018 Benin was world No. 6 in rice imports valued at $930.5 million (3.8%). Nigeria wasn't at top 15 yet we have foreign rice all over the place. Go to Zone-al-Madina, Sekanji, Akpakpa
2. & see millions of cars, average Beninese use bikes more than they use cars so where do all those cars end up? Nigeria! Benin is the highest importer of used cloths, go to Missebo market & you will immediately know where all those cloths will end up; Lagos, Aba, Onitsha etc.
3. Coconut, banana, pineapple are all landing in Nigeria through idi-roko, seme etc. If we do not do something drastic about Benin republic, all our talk about local production is just talk! Note: over 80% of rice imported into Benin lands in Nigeria! close to 90% of cars lined
4. up in Benin for sale have their users all waiting in Nigeria!

NIGERIA WAKE UP!
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1. A Nigerian will go to Cotonou; buy a car, pay car deportate/battery/security and duty to Benin republic. That car will be driven to 'pastor park' at seme border & he pays a smuggler to fly it rather than pay duty to Nigeria! A Nigerian will take taxi from his house in Maryland
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1. Pakistani, Sudan, SA, Chad, Mali, Venezuela etc complain of their country being broken; they all should get out? If we all start getting out, pray tell me where we will head to? Few years ago India was rated as the poverty/rape capital of the world, today Bangalore is
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Aijay
@Hejeoma
The screenshot below shared by subdeliveryzone reminds me of a story I always said I was gonna share.

#Thread

1. CAVEAT!
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