NAGAFF president, Ezisi expresses confidence in Customs CG to actualise 48 hours cargo clearance from ports.
NAGAFF president, Ezisi expresses confidence in Customs CG to actualise 48 hours cargo clearance from ports.
Segun Oladipupo
The National President of National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Chief Tochukwo Ezisi had expressed confidence in the ability of the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), CGC Adewale Adeniyi to actualise 48 hours cargo clearance from the port
Chief Tochukwo spoke with journalists at the close of the Comptroller General of Customs Conference held in Lagos on Thursday and Friday.
Recall that the CG Conference had been rested for about 12 years before it was resuscitated by the new CG.
He averred that with the quality of deliberations, interactions and instant directives given to the person’s concerned at the brainstorming session, revealed that the Comptroller General is ready to proffer solutions to the clogs hindering 48 cargo clearance at the ports.
He expressed satisfactions at the platforms put in place by the Customs management even as he exuded confidence that years 2024 would be a year of solutions to myriads of port problems.
Earlier, he applauded the CG for reviving the rested CG Conference.
His words, “For the first time in 13 years, I must say freight forwarders are happy because issues discussed today received instant feedback and it is not a matter of we will get back to you.
“The CGC has shown some levels of seriousness in his three point agenda and I must commend him for reactivating the CGC Conference after thirteen years.
“We also look forward to a more robust meeting and conference aside this to further tackle other grey areas in customs processes and procedures.
Ezisi who was one of the panelist at the conference, affirmed that with the strategies and formulas put in place by the Adewale Adeniyi led customs management team, 48 hours clearance is achievable predicting also that by the end of 2024, the port community will testify to these achievements by the service.
The NAGAFF top man, stated that directives have been given tho tho CGC to all Deputy Comptroller to ensure compliance on issues bothering on alerts henceforth.
This, Ezisi said is already an achievement ahead of 48hours cargo clearance from the seaports.
He also affirmed that management of NAGAFF will continue to support the service in achieving 48 hours cargoes exit from the ports stressing that issues of multiple alerts from headquarters which slow down the process of cargo releases have been addressed.
