Brown

I didn’t know one post could trigger this many people. This morning alone I’ve been called a bigot. A “Yorubastard.” A Tinubu supporter. Some even said, “Don’t worry, the Chinese will soon take over agriculture too.” All because I shared my experience of a fellow Nigerian trying to sell me the same product at almost 3× the price a Chinese supplier quoted. Let me make something clear. My post was not an attack on any tribe. It was about a business culture that I believe hurts Nigerian buyers and farmers: excessive pricing. Yes, many import businesses are run by our Igbo brothers. But are they the only people importing goods? No. Are they the only people capable of overpricing products? Also no. My own experience happened to involve an Igbo trader. I’m not going to change a true story because of the person’s tribe. If tomorrow I have the same experience with a Yoruba, Hausa, or anyone else, I’ll tell that story too. The conversation should be about pricing, not ethnicity. If we genuinely want Nigeria to become more competitive, then we should be able to criticize bad business practices without turning every discussion into a tribal war. Bad pricing deserves criticism. Fair pricing deserves praise. The tribe is irrelevant. If the truth offends you more than the problem itself, then you are part of the problem. As for those that are crying yall will keep crying in my comments,you want a good country but you don’t want an end to your greedy pricing.