Customs partner NPA to boost port efficiency

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has emphasised the importance of collaboration between the service and the Nigerian Ports Authority in enhancing the efficiency and competitiveness of Nigerian ports.

In a statement on Tuesday, Adeniyi, who stated this during a courtesy visit to the NPA Headquarters recently, noted that the success of the NCS is closely tied to the effectiveness of the ports.

“If we get it right in our ports, we will get it right in the service,” Adeniyi said.

According to him, there are a number of initiatives that the service is pursuing, “and we need the critical buy-in of a stakeholder like the NPA for those initiatives to succeed.”

Adeniyi commended the existing collaboration between the two agencies even as he highlighted the success achieved at the Export Processing Terminal.

He expressed optimism about implementing similar initiatives in the eastern ports to boost export activities.

“The NCS is ready to work with our ports authority on initiatives that will ensure the competitiveness of our ports,” he added.

In response, the Managing Director of the NPA, Abubakar Dantsoho, assured the NCS of the NPA’s unwavering support.

“We are here for you, and we will give you all the necessary support. Together, we can move both agencies forward and help Nigeria become a better country,” he concluded.

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