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December 8, 2019
The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed has directedthe suspension of a 300 million dollars Customs modernisation deal.
The directive comes on the heels of a resolution andletter addressed to the minister by the House of Representatives.
In a letter titled “Suspension of proposedconcession  arrangement  for the Customs modernisation  project”, jointly signed by Chairman Finance, James Faleke; Chairman PublicPetition, Jerry Alagbaoso, and Chairman Customs, Yuguda Hassan Kila, the lawmakersdescribed the proposed concession as “curious.”
The letter dated October 30th, 2019, sourcesdisclosed, led the minister to direct the Permanent Secretary to ensurecompliance.
The lawmakers in the letter urged all partiesinvolved including the Nigeria Customs Service and Infrastructure Concessionand Regulatory Commission to maintain the status quo ante pending outcome ofthe investigation.