ON Monday, December 5, the Nigeria Customs Service announced the ban on new and used vehicles popularly called Tokunbo vehicles by land effective from January 1, 2017.
The ban has attracted varied responses from numerous stakeholders in the industry. While some see it as a step in the right direction that will reduce car theft and plug loopholes in the collection of customs duty, others have seen it as another policy that will increase the hardship Nigerians are experiencing as cost of vehicles are expected to soar as a result.
Tribune Online put the popularity of the policy to test by asking the question “Do you support Nigerian Customs’ recent ban on importation of Tokunbo vehicles by land?” in a twitter poll via its handle @nigeriantribune.
Out of the total respondents, the twitter poll yielded 26 per cent in favour of the policy while 73 per cent of responders did not support the decision.