![]() ![]() This article is republished under a community partnership agreement with RNZ. He said his party would prevent the incumbent coalition government “from running roughshod over our Constitution, breaches of which are taking place almost on a daily basis, and to highlight the lack of adherence to basic fundamentals of due process and procedural fairness”.īainimarama has confirmed that FijiFirst will nominate former defence minister and disaster management minister Inia Seruiratu as the new opposition leader when Parliament sits for its next session at the end of the month. “From FijiFirst’s perspective and also for the nearly 43 percent of voters in the 2022 General Elections, it is important that we maintain at all times our 26 seats in Parliament,” Bainimarama said. However, he will be replaced by the next ranked FijiFirst candidate from the 14 December election. “So they can continue to fight inside Parliament while we will engage more actively outside Parliament with our FijiFirst supporters and the growing number of unsatisfied Fijians who are now questioning their decision to vote for parties that seem to be not delivering on their promises.”īainimarama’s suspension also means that the opposition’s numbers in Parliament will go down to 25. He said he would be guiding the FijiFirst MPs with his former attorney-general Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum. ![]() ![]() He, nevertheless, restated the commitment of the unit to encourage compliant traders by facilitating their legitimate businesses as enshrined in the extant laws.“I want to assure all our supporters and all Fijians that you will be seeing more of me on the ground as I engage with you to listen to your needs, wants and concerns,” he said. The most recent incident of these kinds of assaults on officers was the one arrested using charms to attack personnel at Owoyele-Igbogila Road of Ogun State.” “Sadly, however, in our resolve to safeguard the national economy and prevent revenue loss, officers on legitimate duties are ambushed and attacked by suspected smugglers and their sympathisers, using guns, machetes, charms and other dangerous items. “In our quest to prevent revenue loss through under-valuation, under-payments and wrong classification, the sum of N103m was collected following the issuance of demand notices to defaulters.” He, however, urged all patriotic citizens to join the fight against economic sabotage. He claimed the smuggling of these wares has an adverse impact on the country’s economy.Įjibunu explained that the impact of smuggling includes loss of revenue, distortion of market prices and collapse of local industries. Customs seize N91.5m goods from smugglers in Kebbi.it didn't fight one bit, I just wound it straight into the net, hence the name. Customs seize smuggled petrol, rice in Kebbi His paranoia must be generic, or it was the syndicate from hell.Customs seize N305m contraband in two months.Sequel to the arrest of one suspect, Shuaibu Kolo, with a 2007 Mercedes Benz along Ajilete-Idiroko Road of Ogun State, an in-depth investigation that led to the unravelling of over 600 pictures of vehicles domiciled in the Benin Republic waiting to undergo forged clearing process by the same criminal syndicate. “In continuation of our onslaught against smuggling and economic saboteurs, this unit made a major breakthrough in the bursting and arrest of a two-man syndicate that forge Customs clearing documents. The Nigeria Customs Service has arrested the leader of a car smuggling syndicate, Shuaibu Kolo, who specialised in forging Customs documents to bring in vehicles from the Benin Republic into the country.Īddressing journalists on Tuesday in Ikeja, Lagos, the Acting Customs Controller in charge of FOU A, Hussein Ejibunu, said that the suspect was arrested with a 2007 Mercedes Benz along Ajilete-Idiroko Road in Ogun State.Įjibunu said investigations led to the unravelling of over 600 pictures of vehicles domiciled in the Benin Republic waiting to undergo a forged clearing process by the same criminal syndicate. ![]()
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