Economic Deep Dive: The Avoidable Cement Crisis and False Excuses
Economist and politician Dr Ousman Gajigo opines that recent statements from the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Regional Integration (MOTIE) and Jah Oil Company regarding the cement crisis are false.
Although he notes that the statements are quite similar in their purported explanation, Dr Gajigo believes that both statements provided a false explanation for a completely avoidable cement crisis situation.
More in this opinion piece.
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