{"id":67549,"date":"2019-07-07T00:44:36","date_gmt":"2019-07-06T23:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=67549"},"modified":"2019-07-07T00:44:36","modified_gmt":"2019-07-06T23:44:36","slug":"need-for-urgent-attention-before-nigerias-economy-collapses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/pointblanknews-investigations\/need-for-urgent-attention-before-nigerias-economy-collapses\/","title":{"rendered":"NEED FOR URGENT ATTENTION BEFORE NIGERIA&#8217;S ECONOMY COLLAPSES"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m4323093239450187810\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">Nigeria remain the economic giant of Africa as evidently revealed by<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">statistics and recurrent circumstances. The administration of President<br \/>\nMuhammadu Buhari had over the years shown serious concerns and<br \/>\nattentions towards ensuring that rapid economic recovery is achieved<br \/>\nthereby graduating to sustainability through the support of stakeholders<br \/>\nin the various sectors of the nation.<\/p>\n<p>As we all know that no nation can develop without taking bold step<br \/>\ntowards resisting all avoidable neo-colonialism tendencies capable of<br \/>\nenslaving her citizens and relegating the economic fortunes as well as<br \/>\npride investments of the nation to its lowest ebb.<\/p>\n<p>While corruption can only be perceived as a problem biting hard in all<br \/>\nsectors of the nation, accomplices of such act are nothing but rebels<br \/>\nand saboteurs who are hindering the laudable initiatives of Federal<br \/>\nGovernment through its monetary and regulatory agencies.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is saddened to note that Nigeria&#8217;s economy is heading to a<br \/>\nsevere point of collapse due to the many havocs precipitated by some<br \/>\nGovernment Monitoring Agencies especially those who are directly<br \/>\ninvolved in the economic and security sectors respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Investigation into the nation&#8217;s port management and pre-shipment<br \/>\nmanagement has revealed that the nation&#8217;s security has been exposed to<br \/>\nabuse, gross misconducts, undue connivance as well as aiding and<br \/>\nabetting illegal importation of substandard products into the country at<br \/>\nthe detriment of the masses.<\/p>\n<p>To our dismay, the unpatriotic moves have over the years significantly<br \/>\naffected the Textile Industry in the past and most recently, the<br \/>\nnation&#8217;s steel industry because smugglers had enjoyed the protection of<br \/>\nthe Standard Organization of Nigeria, (SON) and the Nigeria Customs<br \/>\nService thereby channelling all manners of goods into the nation.<\/p>\n<p>It would be recalled that the federal government had imposed 45 percent<br \/>\nImport Duties on foreign products that are successfully\u00a0 being<br \/>\nmanufactured locally, in order to protect local manufacturers but<br \/>\nunfortunately, findings have revealed that little or nothing paid by<br \/>\ndealers who have successfully flooded the nation imported items that are<br \/>\neven substandard and dangerous for usage in Nigeria. This is<br \/>\ncondemnable, frivolous, unwarranted and uncharitable to the present<br \/>\nadministration. There is a deep hole in national security. There is a<br \/>\nbig alarm required to close massive revenue loss, threat on economic<br \/>\nactivities as well as, the future of Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>Surprisingly, smuggled substandard steel products are freely traded in<br \/>\nall markets in Nigeria thereby subjecting local manufacturers to serious<br \/>\neconomic and social investment misfortune. A silent question is, where<br \/>\nare agencies like the Nigeria Custom Service, Standards Organisation of<br \/>\nNigeria (SON), the Nigeria Customs Service despite the efforts of the<br \/>\nPresidential Committee on Trade Malpractices and Department of State<br \/>\nService (DSS).<\/p>\n<p>Our investigations have showed clearly that given the grave dangers of<br \/>\nthe smuggling of steel products, the Federal Government of Nigeria<br \/>\nshould act fast and now. The nation must immediately enforce all<br \/>\ninvestors protective policies that will put a stop to the activities of<br \/>\nthese economic saboteurs.<\/p>\n<p>Although, the Standard Organization of Nigeria, (SON), had reacted to an<br \/>\nallegation of non-performace leveled against its officials by the<br \/>\nGalvanized, Iron and Steel Manufacturers Association, (GISMA) clearing<br \/>\nthe air that some manufacturers usually escape its scrutiny through<br \/>\nother agency i.e the Nigeria Customs Service due to its lack of security<br \/>\nenforcement operational technique.<\/p>\n<p>There exist a cartel of economic saboteurs who import huge volume of<br \/>\ncontainers every week valued at about $5m which were never captured<br \/>\nunder the correct HS code 7210.30.00.00 \u2013 7210.50.00.00 of Nigerian<br \/>\nCustoms Service portal, making the Federal Government of Nigeria to lose<br \/>\nan estimated revenue of about\u00a0 N1billion monthly on these smuggled items<br \/>\ndue to the neglect of pre-inspection of any container coming into the<br \/>\ncountry which was hither-to the practice in Nigeria prior to current<br \/>\nadministration emanating from wrong declaration and conspiracy with<br \/>\nReleasing Customs Officers and non-proper monitoring of the usage of<br \/>\nprivate jetty and lack of security in lonely ports.<\/p>\n<p>According to a newspaper report, &#8220;Business Day of May 1st 2019&#8221;\u00a0 it was<br \/>\ndisclosed that this has however led to the untimely collapse of the<br \/>\nWestern Metal Products Company (WEMPCO) which has 700,000tons capacity<br \/>\nwhile 14,000 people lost their jobs being one of the major players in<br \/>\nthe steel manufacturing ventures. GISMA said as a body under the<br \/>\nManufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has been battling for some<br \/>\ntime with what he called this dismal economic sabotage which may lead to<br \/>\nthe collapse of up to 60 per cent of manufacturers in the production<br \/>\nprocess while its members may soon lay-off about 20, 000 workers<br \/>\nnationwide.<\/p>\n<p>There is urgent need for the federal government to put in place<br \/>\nmechanism that will allow for adequate inspection, clearing, loading and<br \/>\nreleasing of consignments with genuine identification numbers and codes<br \/>\nin order to reduce to the barest minimum, the smuggling of dangerous<br \/>\nweapons posing threat on the peace and security of the nation.<\/p>\n<p>It is therefore a statement of fact that the activities of smugglers<br \/>\nhave largely dented the noble objectives of the Federal Government<br \/>\nEconomic Growth and Recovery Plan for the steel sector of the Nigerian<br \/>\neconomy and it our strong advocacy for reformed and proactive Customs<br \/>\nService Operation under the leadership of Col. Hamid Ali (rtd) because<br \/>\nsuch dastard acts started in 2016 under his watch and continue to gain<br \/>\nprominence since then.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, BEFORE NIGERIA&#8217;S ECONOMY COLLAPSES there is need to emphasise<br \/>\non the fact that the local steel manufacturers in the industry have the<br \/>\nrequired potential and capacity to meet the nation&#8217;s annual demand,<br \/>\nwhich predicated on Central Bank of Nigeria and Bureau of Statistics<br \/>\nplacement of galvanised and coloured corrugated roofing sheets and wire<br \/>\nnails under the 41 items restricted for Foreign Exchange with the<br \/>\nsupport of Budget Office.<\/p>\n<p>We hereby appeal to the authority of the Nigeria Customs Service and the<br \/>\nStandard Organization of Nigeria (SON), to assist President Muhammadu<br \/>\nBuhari GCFR, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON and the Central<br \/>\nBank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to succeed more in the economic policies<br \/>\naimed at driving industrial revolution in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Signed:<\/p>\n<p>Comrade Jubrin Abdulmalik<\/p>\n<p>National Coordinator,<\/p>\n<p>Social Integrity Network<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"conversation-footer\" class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria remain the economic giant of Africa as evidently revealed by statistics and recurrent circumstances. 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