In a half quarter performance statement issued by the Command, the Apapa Custom Public Relations Officer (PRO), Emmanuel Ekpa revealed that the amount collected was about 52 per cent of the N234 billion target it was meant to collect in the first six months of the year going by its monthly revenue target of N39 billion. A breakdown of the revenue figure shows that the Command collected N20.8 billion in January; N19.8 billion in February; N18.6 billion in March. The record also shows that over N20billion was collected in the month of April as against N19.7billion collected in the comparative period of last year while it collected N19.8 billion in May as against N24.6 billion collected in May 2012 showing an increase in the previous year’s record.
The report also stated that for the month of June, the command collected a total of N21billion as against the N36.7billion collected in the comparative period of 2012.
Explaining why the command was unable to meet up with its half quarter target for the year under review, Ekpa said it was entirely due to the continuous decline in the volume of importation into the country.
