Reduce Custom tariffs, Aare Adams urges govt

Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams, has appealed to the Federal government to reduce the duties and tariffs paid on imported goods.

Speaking at the weekend, during the swearing-in and send forth ceremony of the newly and outgoing executive of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) in Lagos, Adams, said it is pertinent for the federal government to listen to the cries of Nigerians in the Diaspora and reduce the freight paid on imported goods.

“I am a regular traveler and I can understand the pain Nigerians abroad feel before they could bring their goods into the country. On this note, I want to appeal to the federal government to reduce the tariffs, the cost of importing goods into the country is too high and Nigerians abroad are finding it difficult to send their goods into the country, and this has also affected their businesses. We can only improve on our local production if there is an enabling environment for investors”.

Read also: Danger looms as health workers commence nationwide strike

Meanwhile, the outgoing president of the group, Prince Olayiwola Shittu, has charged the newly elected president to carry all the members in his quest to take the association to the next level.

He said he had learnt great lessons on how best to deal with the people, particularly, in running the affairs of the association.”For eight years that I held the position, I know what it takes to deal with people of different backgrounds”, he said.

The president of the group, Iju Tony, in his speech, promised to step up the activities of the association. He charged all members of the group to cooperate with the new executive in their bid to take the association to the next level”, he said.

 

RipplesNigeria… without borders, without fears

Click here to join the Ripples Nigeria WhatsApp group for latest updates.

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now