Senate summons Customs boss over suspension of petroleum supply to border towns

Mr Ali is expected to appear with a view to working out a viable economic policy that could mitigate the sufferings of the people, and communities in the border areas.

The Customs said petroleum tankers can no longer go beyond 20 kilometres inwards an international border. The Senate, on Wednesday, summoned Mr Ali after debating a motion on “The need to revisit the Suspension Order placed on the Supply of petroleum products to Border Towns by the Comptroller General of Nigerian Customs Service ” sponsored by Tolu Odebiyi and Francis Fadahunsi .In his debate, Mr Odebiyi said the directive was a knee jerk approach to a modern-day problem, as it is obsolete when compared to the array of technological solutions that can be explored to rid the country of the menace.

“If this situation is not properly addressed as soon as possible, it would further compound an already bad situation created by the prolonged border closure and thus, exerting more hardship on the people.”

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