ANLCA To Curb Influx Of Foreigners Into Cargo Clearing

This move is an effort to stop the current influx of foreign nationals into the cargo clearing and freight forwarding business in the country.

National Publicity Secretary of the association, Dr Kayode Farinto Collins told journalists in Lagos yesterday that when passed into law, it will be an offence for a foreigner to clear cargoes in Nigeria.

In the last few years, Chinese, Indians and Lebanese have been involved in clearing of consignments especially for companies owned by investors from those countries. Nigerians in the business have maintained that the situation has become a source of concern since everywhere else in the world, customs brokerage and freight forwarding industry is purely of local labour.

“It is not possible for a Nigerian customs broker to go to Ghana or United States of America to practise but in Nigeria, Lebanese and other foreign nationals are seen clearing goods at our ports,” Farinto said.

Farinto averred that the National Assembly should rise up to the occasion and pass laws that will protect interest of Nigerians and provide jobs for our teeming unemployed youths.