The Nigerian senators today called for the reversal of the Government's policy of banning importation of cars through land borders.
Recall the the ban took effect January 1, 2017
According to the senate, the ban will lead to a loss of 500,000 jobs as reported by the Punch.
The lawmakers described the ban as anti-poor while criticizing the policy during the plenary today.
The motion titled, "the Ban on Importation of Vehicles Through the Land Borders into the Country", was jointly moved by Senators Barau Jibrin(Kano North), Shehu Sani(Kaduna Central), Kabiru Gaya(Kano South), Sabi Abdullahi(Niger North) and Ali Wakaili(Bauchi South).
The lawmakers unanimously rejected the policy, while asking Nigeria Customs Service to immediately suspend implementation of the policy
Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, the deputy senate president, who presided over the plenary, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to listen to the cries of Nigerians and reverse the policy.
In his word "From the contributions made, it is obvious that the policy is unpopular. We are representatives of the people and the people have spoken through us that they do not want this policy. I think those in Government should listen to them."
The Senate also directed its committee on Customs and Excise to investigate what actually led to the Federal Government sudden decision to the ban
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