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Home » NAGAFF Inaugurates South East Zone Of 100% Compliance Team

NAGAFF Inaugurates South East Zone Of 100% Compliance Team

by Joshua
February 19, 2021
in News

The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has inaugurated its 100% Compliance Team, South East Zone in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Recall that during the formal inauguration of the Team at its National Headquarters in Apapa, in 2020, the founder of NAGAFF, Dr. Boniface Aniebonam had stressed that there is  need for freight forwarders and others to comply with the rules governing international trade by being honest in their declarations and payment of approved Customs and excise duty.

Dr. Aniebonam said it had become necessary  to join efforts with the government to sanitize the industry, as well as increase revenue generation of government through Nigerian Customs Service(NCS), in addition to reducing seizures of cargos by CG Strike Forces, FOU, SON, NAFDAC etc.

Speaking at the inauguration  which attracted the presence of  heads of key government agencies in the industry in Port Harcourt, the National Coordinator, NAGAFF 100 % Compliance Team, Alhaji Ibrahim Tanko  warned his members against standing as surety  for criminals  at the police stations and at enforcement  units of Customs, stressing that NAGAFF will not be party to any importer who violates the extant rules.

”We have an understanding with the Importers Association. We have signed and agreed with each other that the Compliance Team will not intervene in matters concerning any importer who defaulted”, he stated.

Alhaji Tanko who expressed satisfaction with the large  turn out of people at the inauguration ceremony remarked that it is a sign of acceptance by government, saying that the issue of compliance started with government agencies

He advised the newly inaugurated members to desist from involving themselves in any act that would jeopardize their business or tarnish the image of the Compliance Team, while urging freight forwarders to  always insist on importers using their names to shift their consignment inorder to avert  the consequences,

”I want to advise my colleagues to desist from doing the wrong thing. Don’t use your name to shift or import any cargo with your name. Please allow the owner to shift that container with his name. It is not going to be hard for someone to open FORM ‘M’ with his name. But he is doing that because he is running away from the responsibility of that cargo; He is now pushing you to go ahead and use your name to shift container and many of them are in prison now just because of this nonsense

”We are in agreement with the importers and shippers association that we are not going to be party to it if they are caught. In fact, we are the ones that will fish you out. The CG of Customs is happy with what the Compliance Team is doing . We are not working alone. We are not the agitators of this compliance. We don’t have power of arrest, but we have power to speak. When we see, we say something. If you make a false declaration, We will not intervene..

In his speech the Customs Area Command, Port Harcourt, Garuba Y.M who described NAGAFF as partner in progress with Customs, a major stakeholder and a Key player in ports administration said the Association role in Customs revenue generation cannot be over-emphasised.

Garuba who was represented by DC Nwobi Albert pointed out that Customs revenue generation is based on declaration , stressed the need for honest declaration to avoid loss of revenue and seizures, while commending NAGAFF on the initiation.

Speaking also, the Commissioner of Police, Eastern Ports Command, CP Timi Peterside, represented by the Superintendent BidBidele Wilson congratulated the Team’s noble initiative and pledged the Commands cooperation to their robust operation.

In his goodwill message ,the Deputy Director, NAFDAC Operations, Rivers State, Anthony Erhegbe  assured of NAFDAC’s readiness  to synergise with 100% Compliance Team to ensure that right things are done in Ports operations

According to Mr. Erhegbe, ”before now  things were not done properly. Declarations were mostly falsely done  and sometimes the more you look the less you see, you don’t even know who to hold accountable and you don’t even know who  is a consignee, who is doing the clearing. Everything  just change overnight, even the shippers, everybody.

”We are looking forward to a time of sanity in port operation, sanity for the benefit of all. Those who entertain fears can now do their business and go to sleep”, he added.

 


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