The Senate has called for the reversal of the Federal Government policy banning the importation of vehicles into the country through land borders. According to the Senate, the ban, which took effect on January 1, 2017, will lead to the loss of about 500,000 jobs.
The lawmakers, who criticised the policy during plenary on Wednesday, described the ban as anti-poor.
The Senate acted on a motion titled: ‘The ban on the importation of vehicles through the land borders into the country’.
The motion was jointly moved by Senators Barau Jibrin (Kano North), Kabiru Gaya (Kano South), Sabi Abdullahi (Niger North), Shehu Sani (Kaduna Central) and Ali Wakili (Bauchi South).
The lawmakers unanimously rejected the policy and asked the Nigeria Customs Service to immediately suspend its implementation.
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