The Federal Government has asked the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) to quit raiding markets to seize imported rice.
Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, made the revelation yesterday in a visit with State House journalists after a gathering of the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
She revealed that legislature has affirmed N1.12 billion for the buy of 50 operational “hostile to rice sneaking” vehicles to check the persevering carrying of the ware into the nation”.
Her words: “We felt that it is vital we don’t need traditions going to seize rice in the business sectors.
“Traditions ought to really act to stop rice coming in at the fringe posts and traditions demonstrated that they require extra vehicles, extra assets and in addition obviously other more data driven procedures to stop it.”
Adeosun clarified that the acquirement of the operational vehicles was additionally intended to prevent traditions authorities from attacking markets to seize pirated rice and annoying merchants.
“The second endorsement was for the buy of 50 vehicles and they will be sent for an against rice pirating team that is being assembled which traditions will lead,” she included.
