Okonjo-Iweala Tasked Over Destination Inspection Control
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Africcon Report: Okonjo-Iweala Tasked Over Destination Inspection Control
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From: Africcon Media – Nigeria
A coalition of civil society group, under the umbrella of Coalition of Civil Society Group for Transparency and Good Governance, has faulted the action of the Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on extension of destination inspection on behalf of Nigeria Customs Service, despite the directive by President Goodluck Jonathan to end outsourcing.
The coalition also threatened tio file legal action against the minister to seek redress over the matter.
In a statement signed by Amb. Muhammad Bn-Ahmad, Secretary General of the group, which was forwarded to AFRICCON MEDIA, the group said that they were stunned that rather than taking appropriate steps to revert what they described as ugly loss of colossal revenue accruable to Nigeria, they read with dismay comment made by the Minister Finance and Coordinating Minister of Economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in some national dailies on June 11, 2013, where she claimed as false alleged attempt by the ministry to disallow the Nigerian Customs Service to perform its statutory mandate.
According to the group, they consider it naive for the Minister to have relied on the advice of an independent review committee, to extend contract of the destination inspection, when they have failed to deliver to the terms of earlier agreement.
