Owing to the alarming number of goods trapped at the land borders estimated at over 2,000 trucks of laden goods, the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has called on the Federal Government to review the border closure policy.
Tony Nwabunike, national president of ANLCA, who made the call at a recent media briefing in Lagos, said that though, the ongoing land border closure had brought some gains to the country, that there should be a review of the policy for the benefit of legitimate importers.
“Six months into the border closure which commenced on Aug. 20, 2019, the situation of goods at the Seme Border is now very sad; something should be done to reduce the suffering of importers of these goods,” Nwabunike pleaded.
According to him, some of the imported goods have decayed and attracted maggots and the goods had been under harsh weather.
Stating that the borders should not be permanently closed, he said that importers had lost huge amounts of money to the closure.
He appealed to the Federal Government to urgently review the situation and allow dutiable goods from the affected neighbouring countries to come in.
Nwabunike said that such would save many businesses from dying and ameliorate the indebtedness that many genuine businessmen and women found themselves in due to the border closure.
He noted that the border closure had led to port congestion due to the fact that the facilities at the port were not adequate for the huge traffic.
