The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has denied claims that the federal government lifted the ban on vehicle importation through the Seme border.
A signpost at Seme showing direction to BadagryThe Nigeria Customs Service says the federal government has not lifted the ban on vehicle importation through Seme border.Hussaini Abdullahi, customs public relations officer , Seme area command, clarified the situation in an interview with NAN on Saturday.He acknowledged that a proposal was written by some freight forwarders to the federal government following an advice from Ademola Adegoroye, the former minister of state for transportation.
He said the former minister had visited the border to inaugurate some projects in February when the freight forwarders complained to him about how the ban had affected them. He said Adegoroye advised the freight forwarders and members of the border community to put their request in writing.The customs spokesperson said during a recent visit by Ibrahim Musa, director of road transport in the ministry of transportation, it was confirmed that the letter by the freight forwarders had been received and acted upon — by passing it to a higher authority.
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