By Olusegun Folarin
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has encouraged Nigerians to continue to discharge their civil responsibilities through prompt payment of taxes to enable government to meet its obligations.
The Customs Area Controller, Ogun II Area Command, Mr Olusola Alade made the call in Abeokuta during a chat with Journalists on the activities of the command for the last quarter of the 2023 Fiscal year.
Mr Alade, who noted that government was working hard to make the business environment conducive for investors, especially in addressing the challenge of epileptic power supply, poor road network, strengthening of naira among others, urged people, especially the industry owners to play their part well.
Announcing that the Command generated over four billion naira as revenue through excise duties in the month of September and October, the customs Ogun II command area Controller attributed the feat to the motivation from the management of Nigeria Customs Service as well as deployment of intelligence in their operations.
He commended the efforts of the Comptroller General of Customs, Mr
Bashir Adeniyi in the implementation of policies and agenda of the Federal Government to encourage officers and men of the Service to carry out their statutory functions across the nation.
Mr Alade restated the commitment of Command to continue to put in place necessary measures to improve on the collections with adequate support from other units of the service such as the CIU and Customs Police.
He also promised to continue to dialogue, engage, and sensitize the local and business communities while discharging their statutory responsibilities of enforcing compliance with government fiscal policies.
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