43 winners emerged from the custom bidding process

 

On the heels of the electronic-auction of seized goods by the Nigeria Custom Service, 43 persons emerged winners out of a total of 68 bidders for the 130 vehicles uploaded.

The process which is a 48 hours bidding period had 282 people registered, 268 enabled with 245 able to generate e-wallet assessment. Out of 177 that recharged their e-wallets, 68 bided and 43 emerged as winners. The second round of bidding starts today Monday 10th July and will stop at 12 noon on Wednesday 12th July 2017.

According to a report by the NCS, the Service is assuring the public of a determined actions to ensure success of the e-auction process, while looking forward to seeing more banks hook to the platform and ease the process for bidders.

However, the Service wishes to make some clarifications especially as the inability of other commercial banks to hook up to the platform is creating inconveniences that could lead to wrong perception that pinges on the integrity of the process.

The report further shows that all the 23 Customs duty collecting banks were carried along and properly trained in the process and it states that other banks are making efforts to hook up to the platform and correct any wrong assumption that could be generated as a result of having only one bank present on the platform as only Jaiz bank has been discovered ready and active on the platform

“While we are being told that other banks are making frantic efforts to sort out whatever technical problem that is to hook up to the platform, this clarification is necessary to correct whatever wrong insinuation that could be generated as a result of having only one bank presently on the platform”.

 

Cynthia Egboboh, Abuja