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| Okorocha in group picture with representatives of the Nigerian Customs Service who paid him a visit at the Government House, Owerri, recently |
The need for establishment of a custom training institute in Imo
state has been stressed.
Imo state Governor Owelle Anayo Okorocha made a case for it during a
meeting with the comptroller General of custom who visited him recently at
the government house owerri.
Okorocha said the call has become very important considering the fact
that Imo State and Igbo traders constitute major percentage in the
importation and exportation of goods in Nigeria
The governor also called for a building of a stronger relationship
between Igbo traders and the Nigerian customs service and condemned the misinterpretation
of steps taken by Igbo traders in their day to day
business activities.
He used the opportunity to stress the need to encourage local production
than to depend on oil which is drastically going down and also
called on the Comptroller General to check and consider the facilities
of Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport for
improvement and elevation to a real status of an international
cargo airport.
Imo State Governor noted that the Igbos` are the number
one traders in the country and stressed the need for them to be
properly represented and carried along in the scheme of
things. Said he; “we have produced enough graduates but
we don’t have our people well represented in the Nigeria’s Custom
Service.”
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The Comptroller- general
of Nigeria Custom Service, Col. hammed ibrahim Ali handing over a Sovernier to
Governor Rochas Okorocha when he was on a courtesy at the Govt House, Owerri recently
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Responding, the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service,
Cornell Alihu RTD said men of the agency are working in the area of
revenue generation and maintained that the bulk of the importers are from South
-East.
He also concurred with the governor that Igbos are
the major traders in the country and such has contributed immensely in
revenue generation for Nigeria Custom Service.
He said the Nigeria Custom Service which is the biggest
revenue outfit after oil is developing a
mechanism to sensitize the public about laws on import and export
matters.
Cornell Alihu RTD gave Kudos to the governor on his
resilience and positive actions in turning Imo State
into a model state
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