The Apapa Area Command collected a total of One Hundred And Sixty- Five Billion, Seven Hundred and Forty Three Million, Two Hundred and Sixty Six Thousand, One Hundred and Seven Naira and Seventy One Kobo (N165,743,266,107.71) in the first half year, 2017. This represents 49.06% collection on target for the year 2017.
Comparatively, the total collection during the corresponding period i.e. January to June 2016, was One Hundred and Twenty Billion, Nine Hundred and Forty One Million, and Forty Three Thousand, Six Hundred and Eighty Five Naira Only(N120,967,152,918.00) which is 31.48% collection on target for the year 2016.
This shows that the revenue profile of the Command has increased by Forty Four Billion, Seven Hundred And Seventy Four Million, One Hundred And Thirteen Thousand, One Hundred And Ninety Two Naira And Seventy One Kobo (N44,774,113,192.71) which represent 27.01% growth over the previous year.
The breakdown of monthly collection is as follows;
January 25,958,919,218.73
February 24,767,582,067.43
March 26,713,144,429.13
April 25,186,752,882.45
May 33,618,220,540.24
June 29,498,646,970.73
Total Collection: 165,743,266,107.71
In her bid to actualize one of the major reform agenda of the Comptroller General of Customs Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali rtd, the Apapa Command has kept up her efforts in collecting maximum revenue. This is evident from the Command’s revenue profile for the first half of 2017.
This was made possible through the exemplary leadership of the Customs Area Controller Compt. Musa Jibrin who leaves no stone unturned at blocking revenue leakages in order to enhance collection of maximum revenue.
To sustain this tempo, the CAC has called on all officers and men of the command to desist from all activities that could impede on the ease of doing business initiative of the Federal Government. He also enjoined all importers, agents and other stakeholders at the ports to ensure total compliance to all extant laws on cargo clearance procedures.
Only recently in the Month of May, 2017, the Command handed over to NAFDAC seven 7 seized containers of drugs arrested over false declarations. During the handing over of the seized containers, Compt. Musa Jibril charged importers to improve their level of discipline and documentation because the consequences of false declarations is outright seizure and possible prosecution.
