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Ongoing Customs Reforms Will Boost Security- Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan today (Tuesday) said that in addition to enhancing regional and continental trade, ongoing reforms in the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) will also … Continue reading Ongoing Customs Reforms Will Boost Security- Jonathan


President Goodluck Jonathan today (Tuesday) said that in addition to enhancing regional and continental trade, ongoing reforms in the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) will also boost security in the country by helping to curtail the influx of illegal small arms and light weapons.

Speaking at an audience with the visiting Secretary General of the World Customs Organization, Mr. Kunio Mikuriya, President Jonathan said that the reforms were necessitated by the need to re-define the core values and operations of the service.

The president told Mr. Mikuriya that with the reforms, the NCS was being progressively modernized and given the additional role of trade facilitation.

He promised that the Nigerian government will continue to support reforms in the customs for other countries in the region to emulate.

President Jonathan congratulated the Secretary-General on his re-election to lead the global body, saying that it must have been due to his strong leadership skills.

Mr. Mikuriya told the president that he had toured ports in Lagos and the Nigeria Customs College, where well motivated staff showed readiness to learn and deploy new skills in their operations.

He told State House Correspondents that he also met with the business community in Lagos who testified to the positive impact of ongoing reforms in the customs service.