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Sections News Editorial/Opinion Cover Choice Arts & Life Business Politics Sports   Subscription Form Click here       Daily Independent Online.         * Monday,July 19, 2004. ‘Nigeria can’t sacrifice industries’              By Muyiwa Dare Maritime reporter, Lagos. The Minister of State for Finance, Mrs. Nenadi Usman, has reiterated that the country could not afford to close down its industries in an attempt to generate revenue. The minister stated this in Lagos while fielding  questions from reporters during her inspection tour of customs’ formations in the state, explaining that the tariff exemptions given to certain manufacturing companies was to encourage them to continue with their business so that they would create employment opportunities for the citizens and improve the economy.   Usman said she had seen the problems of the Nigeria Customs Service (NSC) and promised that they would soon be a forgotten issue, as the Federal Government was ready to solve them completely after studying them. She identified the problems of vehicles, communication gadgets, funding, strained relationship between the  NCS and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and welfare as some of the problems confronting the service, which deserve urgent attention. According to her, the issue of welfare for customs- men would require the combination of many things to improve it, saying that whatever the government intends to do would soon be made known. While  thanking the NCS for doing well in revenue generation despite constraints, she promised that the government would give priority attention to the needs of the service. The minister charged the men of the service to put in more efforts so that government’s huge investments on them would be justified.  The Comptroller-General of Customs, Mr. Jacob Buba Gyang, also spoke of the Federal Government’s determination to find a solution to the problems of customs service. He called for rededication to service, warning that those who connive with smugglers to deprive the service and the government of the expected revenue would be dealt with severely, while the diligent ones would be rewarded accordingly. He pleaded with newsmen to always cross-check their facts  before going to the press, adding that though criticism is welcome but, it should be a constructive one. He disclosed that the new management of the service is bent on capacity building for its men and officers to enhance performance.       Copyright� 2002. All Rights Reserved Independent Newspapers Limited Block5, Plot 7D, Wempco Road, Ogba, P.M.B. 21777, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. www.independentng.com e-mail: [email protected]

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