House of Representatives urge President Muhammadu Buhari to cancel ban on importation of cars

House of Representatives has urge President Muhammadu Buhari reverse the ban on bringing in of cars from other countries which is expected to
come into effect from January 1, 2017.

“The House further urges the government to install border security and surveillance equipment for effective monitoring to address the recurring menace of smuggling and ensure a maximum revenue generation on all lawfully imported goods,” a resolution reached by the House on Thursday, December 8, stated.

   The House reached the resolution after Sokoto State lawmaker, Abdullahi Salame warned that the proposed ban could lead to massive job loss in the country.

  “The government will indeed lose revenue and Customs personnel will connive with smugglers to divert revenue. Car dealers will lose their business and this also implies that millions of Nigerians will lose their means of livelihood,” he said.

   “A similar exercise in the case of importation of rice has brought untold hardship on Nigerians as a bag of rice now sells for between N20,000 and N23,000 as against N8,000 a few months ago,” he added.