Exporters of perishable goods are bemoaning the loss of revenue as a result of the shutdown of the Export Unit at the , Lagos by officials of the Federal Operations Unit of the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS.
It was learnt that the shutdown followed an alleged tip off that some unscrupulous Chinese were exporting donkey skin through Emirates Airline, Worldstage reports.
Chief Executive Officer, ABX World, Captain John Okakpu, who reacted to the development said the exporters frustrations were unquantifiable having lost millions of Naira to the Customs action.
He said Customs ought to have carried out thorough investigation before shutting down all export businesses at the Lagos Airport.
He said: “We have even contacted the Export Promotion Council, and they are outraged. This is counterproductive. You don’t shut down the whole export unit because some people are suspected to be engaged in illegal business.
“What happens to the perishable items that ought to be exported since Monday? Who pays for millions lost? Is this how to promote economic development in the country? We are telling the whole country to know that Customs has done something very anti-agric and economic growth.”
Okakpu said the action negated Federal Government’s agricultural road map which was launched by the Vice President Professor Yemi Osibanjo on Monday.
