Following the inconvenience created by the inability of other commercial banks to hook up to the Nigeria Customs Service’s e-auction platform, The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has explained that 22 out of the 23 duty collecting banks who applied for the operations of the new e-auction bidding and transactions process in the clearance of goods and vehicles at the ports and other customs outlets, were yet to comply with requirements for approval to operate.
According to a statement signed by Joseph Attah, Deputy Comptroller of Customs, once the 22 other banks pass through to user acceptability test with all the banks, including the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), which was agreed to, they will become partners in the implementation of the e-auction transaction.
The statement said, “There have been public complaints, questions and commentaries on the Nigeria Customs Service e-auction platform, which was officially launched on the 3rd of July, 2017, by the Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd).
“The Service wishes to make some clarifications, especially as, the inability of other commercial banks to hook up to the platform is creating inconveniences that could lead to wrong perception that pinged on the integrity of the process.
Consequently, the Nigeria Customs Service wishes to state as follows; “that all the 23 Customs duty collecting banks were carried along, properly trained in the process.”
“When the platform was developed, it was subjected to user acceptability test with all the banks, including the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)”
It added that,“Throughout this period, no bank indicated any problem with the platform.
“However, upon launch of the platform https.app.trade.gov.ng/eauction only Jaiz Bank was discovered to be ready and active on the platform.”
Meanwhile, the second round of bidding which started on Monday,10th July , 2017, will stop at 12 noon, on Wednesday, July 12.
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