court decision at a London tribunal confirme
The most recent court
decision at a London tribunal confirmed that the Nigerian government owes
P&ID almost
webapex.net $9bn for the initial breach of contract, loss of income,
additional costs, and interest accrued after five years of non-payment.
However, the Nigerian
government has continued to flout international law and convention, and it
refuses to respect the various court decisions.
Investors must consider
this long-running scandal and weigh this obstinance against Nigeria’s
mishandled economic potential.
Let us not forget that
Nigeria is the only member of OPEC that is dependent upon petrol imports to
keep the country g
westernmagazine.org oing. Nigeria is ranked 145th in the world for its ease of
doing business, which demonstrates the risks of investment into Nigeria.
Despite the President’s
public anti-corruption platform, Transparency International has not seen any
reduction in corruption since Buhari took office. In fact, the precise opposite
has happened
ysin.org , with Nigeria falling 12 places between the 2016 and 2017
rankings.
President Buhari
currently faces serious allegations, which include staging show trials of
opponents of a regime that is accused of corruption and graft, while
simultaneously shielding his own party members and inner circle.
We should all welcome
international efforts to attract international investment into developing
economies. However, to do this successfully Nigeria must seriously tackle
corruption, rather than use it as a smokescreen. It must honour its obligations
to companies like P&ID. Until then, investors inevitably will be very wary
of investing in Nigeria.
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