THE AREA COMPTROLLER OF THE NIGERIAN CUSTOM SERVICE (NCS) SEME COMMAND, COMPTROLLER WALE ADENUGA HAS EXPRESSED CONCERN ON MULTIPLE CHECKPOINTS ON TRADE ROUTES WHICH WILL HAMPER TRADE FACILITATION
MULTIPLE CHECKPOINTS WILL HAMPER NIGERIA'S TRADE FACILITATION – CUSTOMS COMPTROLLER The Area Comptroller of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Command, Comptroller Wale Adenuga, has expressed concern over the proliferation of checkpoints along the Lagos Badagry corridor, describing them as detrimental to trade facilitation. He made this known during a courtesy visit by the executive members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos State Council to Seme Command on Wednesday. While receiving the NUJ delegation, Adenuga described the numerous checkpoints as a major obstacle to seamless trade, warning that the situation could discourage genuine business transactions within the region. “I want to categorically state that we have far too many checkpoints operated by various security agencies along the Badagry axis. Most of these checkpoints should not exist in the first place. “This development is quite embarrassing and could have serious negative implications for the coun...