Car dealers and freight forwarding stakeholders at the Seme border have blamed the Federal Government’s continued ban on vehicle importation through the border for what they described as the deaths of more than 150 freight forwarding agents and the collapse of businesses in the sector.
The stakeholders, under the leadership of Celestine Esezobor, said the policy, which took effect on December 31, 2016, had inflicted severe economic hardship on operators and border communities.
In a statement obtained by The PUNCH on Wednesday, the group described the ban as a case of “throwing the baby and bath water away,” arguing that it had failed to achieve its intended objectives while causing widespread losses.
The stakeholders said, “On the 31st of December 2016, the Federal Government announced the ban on imported vehicles through land borders to date. To this end, the shocking death of many freight forwarding agents, about one hundred and
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