By Oyeniyi Iwakun
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command has sustained her lead over the last ten months with a total revenue collection of two hundred and eighty eight billion, six hundred and forty-seven million, eight hundred and fifty six thousand, five hundred and one naira, eleven kobo only (#288,647,856,501.11) between the months of January and October, 2017.
This was contained in a statement made available to MMS Plus by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Nwala, Nkeriku Ijeoma (ASC I) . The statement contains a breakdown that the Command collected the sum of #25.9 B, #24.7B, and #26.7B respectively for the months of January, February and March 2017. #25.1B, #33.6 and #29.4B was collected for the months of April, May and June while the sum of #30.9 B, #32.1 B, #28.0B and 31.8B respectively was collected for the months of July, August, September and October 2017.
It also stated further that the Command in the corresponding period and year (2016) collected the sum of two hundred and forty four billion, one million, one hundred and fifteen thousand, seventy eight naira, forty-nine kobo only (#244,001,115,078.49) which implies that the Command recorded an increased revenue collection of forty four billion, six hundred and forty six million, seven hundred and forty one thousand, four hundred and twenty three naira, thirty eight kobo only (#44,646,741,423.38).
While attributing the success to the dynamic and sterling leadership prowess of the Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Jibril Musa who firmly insist on and maintains the implementation of all strategies and blueprints devised by the Command to block all revenue leakages while enhancing trade facilitation and security, the PRO said the command has continued to engage in painstaking and diligent scrutiny of all documents, insistence on thorough 100% examination of profiled cargos that need same, implementation of the Executive Order on Ease of Doing Business and continuous stakeholders engagement for collaboration, interfacing and robust synergy among all government agencies and stakeholders involved in cargo clearance trade chain as evidenced in the improved willful compliance, honest declaration, integrity and transparency recorded by the command.”
“It is also worthy of note that the newly created platform of heads of security/government agencies in the ports have had series of meetings which led to prompt resolution of emerging challenges in the Apapa ports especially in the areas of security and improved vehicular movement along Apapa road
“The Comptroller, officers and men of the Apapa Area Command in line with the change mantra of the Comptroller General, Col. Hameed Ali and his management team are poised to surpass the revenue target as is expected by the service leadership. All patriotic members of the ports business community are assured of a friendly atmosphere as they ensure total and strict compliance to all government fiscal policies.” She stated
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