The Nigerian Customs Services has assured protesters that there will be a drastic reduction in prices of food items as soon as possible.
This was made known by the Comptroller-General of Nigeria
Customs Services, Bashir Adeniyi, at Defence Headquarters, Abuja, on Tuesday.
The Customs boss told newsmen that some of the imported food
items have already arrived in the country and will be cleared without duties
and taxes to facilitate a price reduction on them.
He said, “The protest was premised on a number of things, one of them being to end hunger. We discovered that a significant amount of food consumed in Nigeria is imported.
“Importation takes some time. So one of the things the
president has done to cushion the effect of the cost of importation is to
suspend customs duties and taxes on imported food items for some time.
“We believe that when this is implemented, it will help to
bring down prices of food items in the markets. Nigerian Customs is committed
to the implementation of this particular fiscal policy as enunciated by the
government”.
Adeniyi also emphasized the importance of accommodating the
interests of all stakeholders before putting the policy into effect while
encouraging Nigerians to remain patient.
Recall that thousands of Nigerians stormed the streets on
August 1, asking the government to address the high cost of food and inflation
in the country.
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