The Minister of Finance, Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has put to rest, any anxiety about the sanctity of the December, 2013 take over of Destination Inspection scheme by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). She has declared that Customs was prepared to take-over this year.
Okonjo-Iweala made this known to newsmen in Abuja on Monday shortly after a closed-door meeting with the board of the Nigeria Customs Service on ways to improve the revenue profile of the service.
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has put to rest, any anxiety about the sanctity of the December, 2013 take over of Destination Inspection scheme by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). She has declared that Customs was prepared to take-over this year.
Okonjo-Iweala made this known to newsmen in Abuja on Monday shortly after a closed-door meeting with the board of the Nigeria Customs Service on ways to improve the revenue profile of the service.
The destination inspection is designed for the inspection of targeted imported goods on arrival in the country.
This is based on the declaration of goods and commercial documents.
Four companies were engaged in 2006 to provide such service for a seven-year period.
On the tarsition programme which commenced a few months ago, the minister stated that, “the transition process is going relatively okay. I do not think there is any organisation that will go through a transition period without some pains”.
“I think Customs is handling itself fairly well, and I count on the Comptroller-General to ensure a smooth transition. It's only a couple of two, three months remaining and customs is in charge’’, she said.
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