The Senate has passed a resolution directing the Nigerian Customs Service to halt its plan to penalise Nigerians who do not pay duties on their vehicles within one month.

The resolution, on Tuesday, followed a motion by the Deputy Leader, Bala Na’Allah, who said the new Customs policy was “a serious matter”.

In his contribution, Kogi senator, Dino Melaye, said it was not possible to import vehicle without clearance or “collaboration” of the Customs.

The Senate resolved that Customs halt actions until the agency appears before its Committee on Customs.

Senate President Saraki Saraki said it was the responsibility of the senate to ensure welfare of Nigerians.

Customs had threatened to impound vehicles without duty papers, and to prosecute their owners.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/225391-breaking-senate-stops-nigerian-customs-vehicle-duty-ultimatum.html

Okay

Does it even make sense?

You failed to do your duties at the border (which you are being paid for with tax payers money) and you want to punish the citizens for your ineptitude.

good move

Nigeria is indeed a zoo

Long live kanu

The dullard of a president is no where to be found!

Idiotic Fulani blood sucker!

oshey, fvcking corrupt customs. the end game will be to impound people's cars at will if the resolution hadnt been halted.

Good riddance

I think the most important response is for custom to reduce their custom import dues... It's way too expensive... Let the Senate rather see to that... Let the dues be slashed by 70%

Weldon Senate..

CHAI. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME THE SENATE IS DOING SOMETHING SENSIBLE.

Nice one

The rascal Dino Melaye is an elite. We all know where he reps

Customs is one of the corrupt agencies in nigeria,with all d impounded items being looted or sold to d public at peanut prices. Then they inturn declare a small amount to d govt

Good.... Wish the nation continues this way ooo

Confused people. Shouldn't they have gotten approval for the process before going to town with the implementation?

SuperS1Panther:
Does it even make sense?

You failed to do you duties at the border and you want to punish the citizens for your ineptitude.

You're the one that is not making sense. If your car was smuggled across the border, you cheated the government of customs duties. Nobody is even arresting you for smuggling, they're saying give us our money and we'll forget that you smuggled the car and you're still here complaining.
Nonsense!!!

nice one

Its a good decision coming from the senate.

can they really stop the customs? I totally oppose and condemn the move by the customs but we know our senators. They just make the noise!

prettyboi1989:
oshey, fvcking corrupt customs. the end game will be to impound people's cars at will if the resolution hadnt been halted.

Any wonder how ex- customs boss Dikko came about owing over 40 luxury vehicles that were recently seized by EFCC?

Those dudes are real definition of corruption and heartlessness. And same criminals will go about raiding markets for contraband they allowed through bribery into the country.

SuperS1Panther:
Does it even make sense?

You failed to do your duties at the border (which you are being paid for with tax payers money) and you want to punish the citizens for your ineptitude.

Just like they went around stealing people rice from their shops at night claiming they are contrabands. Ineptitude everywhere.

Can they? I doubt they can stop it. They can only advise.

Authority against authority.




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SBG04:

You're the one that is not making sense. If your car was smuggled across the border, you cheated the government of customs duties. Nobody is even arresting you for smuggling, they're saying give us our money and we'll forget that you smuggled the car and you're still here complaining.
Nonsense!!!

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