Emefiele, Ali, others to face Reps probe over misemploy of waivers, bonds on import duties
The House of Representatives committee has commenced investigations into the abuse of waivers and bonds on import duties from 2010 till date.
Subsequently, the lower chamber has demanded an audit of the customs duties remitted by money deposit banks to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from January 2014 till date with proof of the remittances.
The move by the lawmakers, The Nation gathered, was informed by the failure of affected agencies and private organisations to respond to requests for information sent three weeks ago, House Committee on Customs.
The committee has therefore summoned the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Hammed Ali, Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, bank executives, importers and inspection agents, private organisations, among others.
They are to appear at a public hearing this Wednesday to explain their different roles in the alleged infractions since 2010 to date.
Chairman of the Committee, James Faleke (APC, Lagos), who expressed disappointment at the response of the affected organisation to the Committee’s requests, regretted that it may be a way of stalling the investigation.
“In view of the timeline set for the assignment, our Committee wrote the affected stakehokders to ensure that the information and documents required of them are sent to the Committee’s Secretariat before November 29th, 2017.
“What we are asking for include which are very critical to the investigation include schedules of all beneficiaries with respect to all duty waivers, exemptions, concessions, processed by them in the fiscal year 2010 till date,” Faleke said.
The Committee, he stressed, hopes to review schedules of all beneficiaries with respect to all bonds indemnity upon which imports were processed by the customs within the period.
“We want to believe that everyone concerned will realise that we have the constitutional powers to embark on this investigation as much as we are duty bound to set our country on the right path,” he said.
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