Harboursandport.com: Lagos - The
Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege has called for improved clearance process
for charitable goods from the nation’s seaport, even as stakeholders clamour
for the creation of a specialised terminal for clearance of such goods.
Speaking
at stakeholders’ consultative forum aimed at creating a Standard Operating
Procedure, SOP for None Governmental Organisations', NGOs in the country, the Deputy
Senate President, said the purpose of the stakeholders’ forum, was aimed at
creating a Standard Operating Procedure, SOP for NGOs.
The event was held by the National Assembly in
collaboration with the Nigerian Shippers Council, NSC.
Omo-Agege
who was represented by his Special Assistant None Governmental Organisations',
NGOs/Civil Society Organisations', CSOs, Modupe Ozolua, charitable goods are
the less privilege in the society as well as Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs
and therefore should be given priority.
He
noted that though such imports are sometimes misused and abused by some, it
should not be used as a yield stick for generalization of NGO/CSO imports.
According
to him, “It is important to improve on the clearing process, I hope that this
meeting will discuss all the issues and come out with the right guide lines for
clearance of charitable goods.”
Similarly,
Executive Secretary of the NSC, Hassan Bello, explained that as a result of the
importance of clearance of such goods that all the relevant stakeholders
gathered for the meeting.
Bello
commended the National Assemble for its effort to find ways of improving the
nation’s economy.
He
pointed out that the role of the National Assemble is not limited to law making
alone but also to economical. At the end of the meeting, a committee comprising
various stakeholders was established to harmonise the various points brought
forth at the meeting.
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