The Lilypond area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has experienced impressive boost in its operations as it exceeds its revenue target for the year, 2017 as early as November.
The statement made available to MMS Plus by the command’s Public Relations Officer, stated that a total sum of Ten Billion, Nine Hundred and Ninety Two Million, Six Hundred and Thirty Six Thousand, Eight Hundred and Seventeen Naira only (N10, 992,636,817.00) was generated in the last Eleven Months (January –November) representing 103% of the sum total of our annual Revenue Target of Ten Billion, Six Hundred and Ninety Eight Million, Eight Hundred and Seventy One Thousand, Seven hundred and Eighty Nine Naira Fifty Kobo (10,698,871,789.50) for the year 2017.
According to the statement, the Command had exceeded its target by 3%, despite some major operational challenges, such as lack of systematic steaming of vessel, incessant delays by the Terminal operator in the transfer of TBL containers and the major Apapa traffic gridlock mainly.
The Customs Area Comptroller (CAC) charged all critical stakeholders, officers and men of the command to ensure total conformity with anti-corruption campaign of the Federal Government in discharging their responsibility.
While acknowledging the resilience officers posted to the command especially those with enforcement background for their Zeal and determination and ability to acclimatize with the command’s activities and becoming computer compliant, he employed them to be more diligent, punctual and disciplined even as he lamented the poor Apapa road network and poor patronage of the command which he said has set back its operations in recent times.
“The traffic situation around Apapa area is posing a big threat towards the realization of our core mandate of Revenue generation and trade facilitation.
“The Command wishes to put it on record that the Terminal is grossly under utilized by the Terminal operator since 2013 despite the volume of traffic its receiving at the Mother port. In order to diversify the Revenue base of the Service to be able to generate more revenue, the Terminal operator as a matter of urgency needs to start a serious steaming of vessels and equally hastening the transfer process so that trade can be facilitated since it has now become a catalyst of trade facilitation in line with the world import/export best practices and the Federal Government executive order in the ease of doing business in the country” it read in part.
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