The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has called for more collaboration between service providers and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Destination Inspection.
The Secretary of ANLCA, Tin Can Island Port Chapter, Mr Chuks Kanikwu, made the call in an interview in Lagos.
The three service providers are Cotecna Destination Inspection Ltd., Societe General De Surveillance (SGS) and Global Scansystems Ltd.
The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has called for more collaboration between service providers and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Destination Inspection.
The Secretary of ANLCA, Tin Can Island Port Chapter, Mr Chuks Kanikwu, made the call in an interview in Lagos.
The three service providers are Cotecna Destination Inspection Ltd., Societe General De Surveillance (SGS) and Global Scansystems Ltd.
Kanikwu said: “One of the ways government will know if customs can actually do the job is to allow it to work closely with the service providers.
“The government has spent a lot of money training and re-training customs officers; so, they should be allowed to test-run what they have been taught.’’
He said that the Federal Government should look into the allegation being made by the service providers that the NCS was not ready to take over Destination Inspection.
Kanikwu said that the government should also examine the terms of the contract with the service providers.
The secretary alleged that the service providers kept saying that the NCS was not ready to take over the assignment because they (service providers) wanted to be retained.
He said that the government paid them huge amounts for their services.
Kanikwu also alleged that there were delays in processing the Risk Assessment Report, adding that such delays increased the dwell time of cargoes at the ports.
The Federal Government, in June, extended the Destination Inspection contract by five months to prepare Customs to take over the exercise.
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