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Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, in Onne, Rivers state, has commenced moves to operate on a 24 hour basis. This the service said is in a bid to enhance and facilitate quick Cargo clearance at the port.
The Command’s area Controller, Abubakar Bashir who spoke to newsmen in Port Harcourt, informed that 24 Hours Cargo clearance is feasible at Onne Seaport adding that prompt clearance of Cargo at the seaport is needed to beef up revenue generation for the Federal Government of Nigeria.
Bashir explained that he was speaking based on a thorough assessment and appraisal of the services operations at the port.
“The identified challenges prompted me to embark on a holistic and integrated maritime, Oil and Gas stakeholders Forum aimed as facilitating trade and providing lasting solution with a view to achieving 24 hours Cargo clearance at Onne seaport in line with the directives of the Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd)”.
“Customs as a Critical stakeholder in accordance with our statutorily responsibilities is duty bound to ease and fast-track cargo documentation and cargo clearance at the port”.
“We all have to show patriotism and forthrightness in our various documentation and cargo clearance procedure in line with international standard and best practices”
“All hands must be on deck on prompt operations and efficient service delivery at the port with inter-government agencies collaboration aimed to protect the fiscal policies of the Federation Government with a turnaround improvement in more revenue generation”
With this in mind, he urged all stakeholders to be transparent in their declarations and classifications of their goods during cargo clearance at the port.