Corona Virus Traps Nigerian Phone Dealers In China

So many dealers in phones and other technology products from Nigeria who travelled to China for the Chinese
festival shopping season in late January are now stuck and unable return to Nigeria to do business due to the Corona Virus outbreak.

Phone dealers and merchants who were interviewed in Lagos revealed that some Nigerian vendors had not been able to come back to the country as they could not complete their businesses due to the shutdown of factories and the restriction of movement in China.

Meanwhile, Mr Ifeanyi Akubue, the Chairman, Lagos State chapter of the Association of Mobile Phone and Allied Products Traders in Nigeria disclosed that the outbreak of the virus had not in any way affected the availability of mobile phones and accessories.

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Akubue said sales has been very slow since December 2019, and as a result, many traders still had a stockpile of the products, making the devices readily available.

He also added that;
“Most of our colleagues who travelled to China are not back and those who are here are not ready to travel. Most of the factories are closed and people are not allowed to move around, especially in Shenzhen.”

Tech giants like, Samsung Apple, Google and Microsoft had shut their stores in China following the outbreak of the corona virus disease.

The latest report by International Data Corporation revealed that the outbreak would create uncertainty in product launch plans and distribution channels.