By Godfrey AKON
A recent introduction of 15 per cent National Automotive Council, NAC, levy could lead to a shutdown of Lagos ports on Monday as the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA, is determined to carries out its threat of industrial action.
Chairman of ANLCA taskforce, Alhaji Rilwan Amuni, who announced this in a circular released in Lagos, said that the warning strike was a fallout of consultations among critical stakeholders.
“We have consulted widely among critical stakeholders as par the 15 per cent NAC and “illegal benchmarks on Pre-Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR). It has been concluded that the 15 per cent NAC is a fraud and an obnoxious policy.
“In view of this, in conjunction with other stakeholders, there will be a one-day warning strike on April 25 by 10:00 a.m. prompt, starting from our ‘Holy Ground’ in front of Grimaldi. And we will move down to Customs Area Controller (CAC’S) of Port and Terminal Multi-services Ltd. (PTML) and Tincan enroute all other terminals in Tincan and Apapa,” it said.
ANLCA was however optimistic that authorities concerned would reverse the “Illegal 15 per cent NAC and also review the benchmarks on PAAR” within the next 48 hours,” the circular read.
The circular urged all members should be ready to down tools and ensure total shut down at the ports after the warning strike if the policy was not reversed.
“Please note that April 25 and 26 is just a ‘warning strike’, agents are allowed to do their jobs and tidy up against Wednesday in lieu of whether there will be a reverse or not,” it said.
