Edwin Fongod: Director of Costumes |
Edwin Fongod Nuvaga has been appointed as the new Director of customs,
following a presidential decree signed on Monday. Edwin Fongod who formerly was
the chief IT department in the same administration, takes over from Minette
Libom Likeng Li, appointed Minister of Post and Telecommunications since October
2, 2015. Edwin Fongod NuvagaLe the newly promoted, who also is barely in his
fifties, inherits a house which public opinions have not stopped decrying
several abuses for years in terms of corruption and obnoxious financial racketeering.
According to a recent government report, the customs department loses FCFA 200
to 300 billion between 200 and 300 billion FCFA in revenue per year compared to
the real potential foreign trade value due to poor practices existing in the Port
Douala, the economic metropolis. Commentators say revenue could rise to more
than double if Fongod could try to bridge the gabs by instilling control over
the value of goods and eradicate the proliferation of false exemptions,
exemptions for large-scale import audit certificates (AVI) and the taxable
value of allowances on used vehicles, and other imported goods. It should be noted that Edwin Fongod hails from Bali in the North West Region of Cameroon
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