The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) said said that its members will not pay the N30,000 registration fee imposed on its members by the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC).
ANLCA National President, Emenike Nwokeji disclosed this on Friday after a meeting at the association’s secretariat.
“Shippers Council came up with a flier that they are going to be regulating us but we are yet to contact them to know how many agencies of government will be regulating us. If you want to regulate us without payment, no problem but all this is just multiplication of revenue for those agencies. We are to pay N30,000 per year and we say no to that,” he said.
He said during the meeting, leaders of the association of discussed other pertinent issues concerning its members.
The issues, according to him, include renewal of licenses by members, payment of dues and chapters executives, among others.
He said it was resolved that members of the association must renew their customs licenses before the end of April.
He also said that “sole administrators” were appointed for its chapters in the west that have factional executives. The chapters include Tin Can Island, Apapa and Kirikiri Lighter Terminal – all in Lagos.