SalamRushdie:
It was a pretty silly policy I must say

adioolayi:

Silly policy Anyone against this policy is an Economic Saboteur!

Illegal importations is not good for our economy... they should pay their import duties.

adioolayi:
Round 1.....NASS wins!

But, what is bad about this policy Why will some people enjoy ripping off government of proper dues You want importation to be free or what

Austin4lif:
This administration is synonymous to suffering. The masses are suffering but those on the change side prefer to die suffering as long as it is sai baba

masonkz:


Motor vehicles already on our roads do not come with duty documents because the importer would have paid in bulk for all the cars he/she must have imported into the country. Hence only one document may cover that. How do you expect each of these vehicles to each have duty payment documents then?. Or how do you expect people to pay duty for something the importer has already paid for??


Doesn't make any sense.

sirequity:
​THE Nigeria Customs Service has “put on hold” the controversial motor duty payment that has generated tension between it and Nigerians.

The decision to put the implementation on hold was contained in a statement signed by the Acting Public Relations Officer of the NCS, Joseph Attah, on Wednesday morning.

Attah said this was the outcome of the meeting between the Controller General of the NCS, retired Colonel Hameed Ali, and the leadership of the Senate.

As reported on Tuesday, Ali had after telling the Senate he would not honour the invitation extended to him to appear at plenary on Wednesday over the issue, rushed to the National Assembly where he held a closed door meeting with the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki.

In a statement issued based on the outcome of the meeting on Wednesday morning, Attah described the tension generated over the issue as “unnecessary”.

He said in the statement: “Following the unnecessary tension generated as a result of misconception and misrepresentation of the Nigeria Customs Service planned motor duty payment, the leadership of the National Assembly and the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd) met with a view to resolving the impasse.

“They both agreed that the proposed motor duty payment, though in line with the provision of Customs and Excise Management Act (CEMA) Cap C.45, LFN 2004 should be put on hold while the Senate Committee on Customs & Excise interfaces with the NCS for further discussions.

“While payment of duty on vehicles or indeed any dutiable imported item remains a civic responsibility of every patriotic Nigerian, NCS Management has directed that the exercise be put on hold while expressing readiness to engage the Senate Committee on further discussions to bring them on board to understand the importance of the exercise to national security and economy.”

http://www.socialtimesng.net/2017/03/customs-puts-controversial-motor-duty-payment-on-hold/

sirequity:
The senate should flock nonsense out of him.

emi14:


Highlight me on the policy please

SalamRushdie:


It was a policy that planned to punish car owners for many years of corruption and bad decisions by the Federal govt .. So here is how car dealership business works and let's use a big dealer like Elizade motors as example .. Motors imports 5000 units of Toyota corrolla and when his consignment arrives he uses his influence to get someone in the presidency or even the minister of finance in conjunction with the customs boss to get a blanket waiver or declares just 10 percent of the cars ...Around 3 am when Lagos is asleep they drive these cars out of the port at break neck speeds to various ware houses around Lagos (if you are a night crawler like me you would have run into such movts many time ) ..Some weeks later a hard working guy like after years of saving finally has his 5 million naira to buy a brand new corrolla and you approach Əlizadə motors who sells one nice piece to you with an arranged custom duty clearance and Elizadə sticker for effect...Note that while buying the car you have paid for any cost Elizade must incurred in bringing it in .... So here is what the new policy from Hammeed is saying :: that despite the fact that you were not privy to what ever arrangement the car dealer and the govt officials had in the past to sneak cars in, you will be the one to pay for the customs duty (a duty you already paid for as the cost of the car4 years ago) .. so here are question begging for answers

1 : why should the innocent car owner be made to pay failures of the Federal govt to enforce it's customs duty honestly?

2: Why are those who gave this blanket waivers not the the one paying for their mistakes

3: Why should the custom want to eat it's cake and also have it at the expense of the innocent car buyer

4 : Since many of the cars that would definitely default were bought many years ago at what value is the new illegal in country duty going to be paid ..

Please forgive my lack of paragraphs

SalamRushdie:


It was a policy that planned to punish car owners for many years of corruption and bad decisions by the Federal govt .. So here is how car dealership business works and let's use a big dealer like Elizade motors as example .. Motors imports 5000 units of Toyota corrolla and when his consignment arrives he uses his influence to get someone in the presidency or even the minister of finance in conjunction with the customs boss to get a blanket waiver or declares just 10 percent of the cars ...Around 3 am when Lagos is asleep they drive these cars out of the port at break neck speeds to various ware houses around Lagos (if you are a night crawler like me you would have run into such movts many time ) ..Some weeks later a hard working guy like after years of saving finally has his 5 million naira to buy a brand new corrolla and you approach Əlizadə motors who sells one nice piece to you with an arranged custom duty clearance and Elizadə sticker for effect...Note that while buying the car you have paid for any cost Elizade must incurred in bringing it in .... So here is what the new policy from Hammeed is saying :: that despite the fact that you were not privy to what ever arrangement the car dealer and the govt officials had in the past to sneak cars in, you will be the one to pay for the customs duty (a duty you already paid for as the cost of the car4 years ago) .. so here are question begging for answers

1 : why should the innocent car owner be made to pay failures of the Federal govt to enforce it's customs duty honestly?

2: Why are those who gave this blanket waivers not the the one paying for their mistakes

3: Why should the custom want to eat it's cake and also have it at the expense of the innocent car buyer

4 : Since many of the cars that would definitely default were bought many years ago at what value is the new illegal in country duty going to be paid ..

Please forgive my lack of paragraphs

Kx:
Why duty on vehicles already registered and fully in use in the country??

Why vehicles only, is it only motor vehicles that came into the country through land and sea boarders?

olatade:
Many unsuspecting Nigerians, especially wailers will think the NASS has just done a good thing, not knowing we have just been relegated to the back seat of the progressive nations of the world.

olatade:
Many unsuspecting Nigerians, especially wailers will think the NASS has just done a good thing, not knowing we have just been relegated to the back seat of the progressive nations of the world.

niyisky:
I think say him dey form Arnold before...learn to respect the wish of the people, the senators were elected by the Nigerian populace. I am sure Ali will not win if he contest self.