Nigeria Customs Service, Benin Republic Renew Commitments To Legitimate Trans-Border Trade
By Asuquo Nuwak
Nigeria Customs Service, Benin Republic Renew Commitments To Legitimate Trans-Border Trade
••• Pledges to evolve workable solution to jointly tackle challenges hindering smooth flow of trade between both countries.
The Ogun 1 Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Idiroko, as well as its counterpart from the Benin Republic has renewed their commitment to strengthening the existing trade relationship between the two countries to further enhance the war against trans-border smuggling.
These commitments formed parts of the resolutions arrived at between the management of the Ogun 1 Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Idiroko led by the Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Mohammed Shuaibu, and the head of the Benin Republic Customs Area Controller in Igolo Command, Comptroller Soglonou Jean-Paul, who led a 6-man delegate to a closed door strategic meeting in Idiroko, Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State.
In his address to newsmen after the closed-door meeting, CAC Shuaibu told newsmen that the meeting afforded the two countries an opportunity to identify barriers and work together to find practical solutions that will facilitate legitimate trans border trade.
He disclosed further that customs’ authorities of the two countries have also pledged to evolve a workable solutions that will enable them jointly tackle the challenges hindering the smooth flow of trade between the two countries in order to ensure that Nigeria and the Republic of Benin continue to thrive in a secure and orderly manner.
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