The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has said illegal petroleum fuel trade at the Aflao border is a threat to revenue mobilisation efforts of the government. Dr Abdul-Hamid said this when he led management of the authority to tour the Aflao border to observe for himself some illegal activities on the border crossing. According to Dr Abdul-Hamid the NPA had not licensed any importer to bring fuel through the Aflao border and urged the border officers to stop importation of petroleum products by road. He, therefore, urged security officials at the Aflao border to tackle these activities to the barest minimum. The chairman of the Aflao Border Security Committee noted that border security agencies were in need of working tools to combat the illicit trade.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 12, 2021 16:24 UTC