On Monday, the House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise frowned at the absence of the Minister of Interior, Olubumi Tunji-Ojo, at a public hearing on the operations of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).
The committee also registered its displeasure with the absence of the Cotroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, and the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kemi Nandap, among other officials.
It was to investigate the modernisation project of the NCS (e-customs) concession to the Trade Modernisation Project (TMP)
NAN also reports that the role of Webb Fontaine in the e-customs framework, as well as the need to employ modern technology to secure Nigeria’s borders and address the challenges posed by illegal migration and border management, is under probe.
A committee member, Olumide Osoba (APC-Ogun), said that Section 88 of the Constitution gave the parliament the power to invite any individual for an explanation.
Mr Osoba said…
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