Post by Ismail AbdulAzeez on Jul 4, 2017 9:17:53 GMT 1
The Nigerian Customs Service has launched an electronic auction platform where seized cargoes forfeited to the Federal Government could be sold to Nigerians through a transparent bidding process.
The Customs Comptroller-General Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd) unveiled the e-auction platform at the headquarters of the NCS.
Ali described the launching of the platform as a game-changer for the service saying it would bring about a regime of transparency and consistency in the disposal of seized vehicles to Nigerians.
He further stated that the approval of the electronic platform was done based on the conviction that it would assist in checking the abuse, which the manual auction process was subjected to in the past.
“The launching of the e-auction platform today marks a complete departure from the manual process of the past that was opened to abuses.
“It’s been a long walk to an era of a system that will ensure transparency and accountability in such a way that leaves nobody in doubt that NCS has the capacity to discharge its responsibilities with utmost sincerity.”
The CGC added that the launch of the e-auction portal is within the law of the Service which gives it the powers to dispose seized and overtime cargoes after they must have undergone a judicial process.
Present at the event were members of the e-auction committee made up of representatives from the Central Bank of Nigeria, Standards Organisation of Nigeria, and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control among others.
Source: www.tv360nigeria.com/nigeria-customs-service-launches-e-auctioning-seized-vehicles/
The Customs Comptroller-General Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd) unveiled the e-auction platform at the headquarters of the NCS.
Ali described the launching of the platform as a game-changer for the service saying it would bring about a regime of transparency and consistency in the disposal of seized vehicles to Nigerians.
He further stated that the approval of the electronic platform was done based on the conviction that it would assist in checking the abuse, which the manual auction process was subjected to in the past.
“The launching of the e-auction platform today marks a complete departure from the manual process of the past that was opened to abuses.
“It’s been a long walk to an era of a system that will ensure transparency and accountability in such a way that leaves nobody in doubt that NCS has the capacity to discharge its responsibilities with utmost sincerity.”
The CGC added that the launch of the e-auction portal is within the law of the Service which gives it the powers to dispose seized and overtime cargoes after they must have undergone a judicial process.
Present at the event were members of the e-auction committee made up of representatives from the Central Bank of Nigeria, Standards Organisation of Nigeria, and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control among others.
Source: www.tv360nigeria.com/nigeria-customs-service-launches-e-auctioning-seized-vehicles/