By Dipo Olowookere

The United Kingdom authorities have rejected a consignment of agricultural produce from Nigeria worth N5 million for failing to meet up with the expected requirements.

Head of Inspection at the Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) in the South West Zone, Dr Moses Adewumi, made this disclosure at a news conference.

He disclosed that the consignment contained bitter leaf, wrapping leaf, pumpkin leaf, waterleaf, native pear, backyard eggs, amongst others.

Mr Adewumi, however, emphasised that the goods were rejected because they did not have phytosanitary certificates.

Business Post reports that a phytosanitary certificate is an official document issued to indicate that consignments of plants, plant products or other regulated articles meet specified phytosanitary import requirements and are in conformity with the certifying statement of the appropriate model certificate.

Mr Adewumi informed reporters at the briefing that the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) requires that within the movement of agricultural produce or commodities around the globe, the commodities must be free from pest.

According to him, “On this case, now we have as much as about 41 Worldwide Standard For Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM), which guides the transfer of commodities.

“When you find yourself sending commodities beyond the shores of the country, the worldwide process is that it should be accompanied with a phytosanitary certificate, that’s the well-being of the commodity being exported.”

He said, “Any commodity not accompanied by the certificates is against the law,” explaining that, “That’s the reason all these consignments have been returned to the nation (Nigeria) due to the fact that most of them weren’t accompanied with phytosanitary certificates.”

But Mr Adewumi said NAQS was making efforts to ensure exporters and non-exporters know about these requirements to prevent such from happening in the future.

Recall that last year, some consignments of yam exported from Nigeria to the USA at a ceremony in Lagos attended by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Audu Ogbeh, were rejected on account of poor quality.

https://www.businesspost.ng/2018/08/06/uk-rejects-consignment-of-agric-produce-from-nigeria/

These are the information needed by Nigerians not PDP APC transfer of services

Cutting corners is a thing with Nigerians, do they think every where is Nigeria?

Just a little more effort.

So I can make Money out of these things wasting off my backyard?

Fools why do de think some products are labeled organic

If it does not concern APC or PDP then forget about it under this govt. Not interested. Wait till Thursday when Akpabio defects to APC and watch how fast Bubu reacts to the news.

When the wicked is in power... everything na auto reverse...

Governmental level we have always fail at home and abroad.

And with the not bright president expect worst.

No be today..... Another bad press!

Abeg bring them come Oyingbo market make we buy dem for here, vegetables Wey nova reach us before.

Do the right thing at all times!

When will this story ever change?

Will you still be voting Buhari after this slap to the face again? Agricultural Revolution of poison you want to say?

Nigerian hates due process and can harbour all sorts of corruption just to have their way......



Who allowed the consignment out of the country without ensuring all the necessary documents are in place should be disciplined and openly ridiculed!

oye Na, APC government is failing back to back

Buhari cannot be in charge of everything they say but we didn't vote for civil servants..... He hires and fires

Plus they all work for him.... Our boarder post is the worst in West Africa,,,,,, open corruption is unquantityfiable

Our police are not better, road block everywhere and Sars are even pushing the boys out of the country like kilode!

Whats the agency in charge doing about this

Substandard goods finds its way into our own country..... Even on motor cycle..... Buhari has not done well in any of the common indices of nation building..... This county is not getting better under his leadership....

What are the requirements to establish a facility that can actually do the pest, sanitary and toxins contamination control for onward certification.

This would be a viable business with exporters as consumers

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Instead of always getting through press conferences, the Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service should intensify efforts enlightening Nigerians on required standards that needs to be met for export


They should also look into their officials who are at the Lagos international airport, a good number of them are crooks, you bring things into Nigeria with the accompanying Phytosanitary certificates, which they themselves certify as genuine but would boldly ask you to give them money if you want your stuff to leave the airport.

Bad news spread fast!

Pavore9:
Instead of always getting through press conferences, the Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service should intensify efforts enlightening Nigerians on required standards that needs to be met for export

Don't mind them.... Dem suppose punish dem sef

Do things at appropriate time

But all trash find their way to Nigeria without any certification. Make oyibo dey use our head anyhow they like.

this shit hole thinks that UK is a dumping ground for any nonsense like Nigeria forgetting that they value the health and wellbeing of its citizens. Is not by force to export just to prove some cheap points so that we can think that the barren north also export products just like the oil in the south...

If those things were being imported into Nigeria, nobody/organization will check for any fucccking certification.

They'll just dump the consignment, and we consume

So since 1960, we still have no idea how to properly export goods?

Who do us like this na?

Alejoc:
Nigerian hates due process and can harbour all sorts of corruption just to have their way......

Who allowed the consignment out of the country without ensuring all the necessary documents are in place should be disciplined and openly ridiculed!

Even if you want to follow due process, civil servants/officials in charge will frustrate you. They value their egunje above anything else. If you do not co-operate your agro-products will just perish there. This is where a genuine whistle-blowing system is crucial. Not just for looted money.

If officials are caught covertly and scapegoated regularly, most people will adjust themselves.

But we only play politics with everything while the nation rots.