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ANLCA Demands 5% Ports Revenue
The leadership of the
Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has demanded that the Federal Government concede five percent of the annual revenue generated at the nation’s ports to the ports and border stations.
The National President of ANLCA, Prince Olayiwola Shittu, made the demand while speaking to newsmen on Monday.
Shittu said the association was one of the revenue generators for the Federal Government, stressing that the association generated over N800 billion for the Nigerian Customs Service in 2014 and if the government could give the association as customs brokers five per cent of revenue generated as an incentive, it could double their efforts to generate more revenue for the government.
He said government use contractors, consultants for revenue generation and paid such bodies so much money but the association generated so much money for government and is only asking for five per cent of money generated by each customs license firm.
The ANLCA boss explained that the association could generate over N2 trillion for the government if things were properly harnessed and waivers were cancelled, stressing that waivers do not have any productive value to the nation’s economy.
Shittu urged the Federal government to stop the granting of waivers that do not contribute to the economy.
He solicited for the creation of a University devoted to the Maritime industry as according to him, the Federal Ministry of Transport needs to be unbundled since it is saddled with so many responsibilities in the areas of rail, roads and others.
The ANLCA boss stressed that the creation of the Special Ministry of Maritime would enhance effectiveness and efficiency in the maritime sector and revenue generation.
The association cautioned government against moves by the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) to privatise the nation’s transport sector, stressing that privatization in Nigeria are mostly carried out with political undertone.
He said the association will resist any move to privatise the transport sector by BPE.
Philip Okparaji
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