Following the order by President Muhammadu Buhari to reopen land boarders across the country, the Presidency has also noted that the ban imposed on the importation of a certain items remain in force.
This was affirmed by the Minister of Finance, Budget and Planning, Zainab Ahmed, the federal government affirmed that importation of rice, poultry, firearms and a few other products remain banned.
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The minister stated this during a brief with newsmen after the Federal Executive Council’s meeting on Wednesday, which was presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo.
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President Muhammad Buhari also joined the virtual meeting from his hometown Daura in Kastina State.
“The ban on the importation of rice, poultry, and other banned products still subsists and will be implemented by the border patrol team,” Ahmed said.
On his part,Niyi Adebayo, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, stressed the issue of smuggling in of the listed items into the country has drastically been handled by the ban.
“The issue of smuggling of rice to the country has reduced drastically. We are hoping that our agencies will be able to sustain that, so also is the issue of poultry smuggling.
“Also, very important is the issue of importation of small arms and weapons into the country that also has stopped,” Adebayo said.
Recall that President Buhari had in August 2019, ordered the closure of all land borders in the country in a bid to force Nigerians to patronize homemade produce.
