Nigerian Senate has opposed the landborders closure by the Federal Government, saying it was a temporary solutionto a permanent problem. While contributing to a motionsponsored by Adamu Aliero, tagged “The Impact of Border Closure on the NigerianEconomy,” Enyinnaya Abaribe, Abba Moro, Gabriel Suswam, Ibikunle Amosun,Solomon Adeola and others who opposed the total closure, urged the President toreconsider his position. Abaribe said the closure of theborders had affected the prices of food and other services in the market, whichwere predominantly imported through land borders. Suswam, in his contribution,questioned why agencies responsible for policing the borders have failed tocarry out their duties. On his part, Amosun said while hesupported the security benefits of the closure, however opposed to the hardshipit had brought to Nigerians living along the borders.