DESCENT OF MINISTER JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA AT THE LUFU BORDER POST IN CENTRAL KONGO ON THE BORDER WITH ANGOLA
Inspect the work being done at the Lufu border post in the Kongo Central province and raise awareness among those responsible for the services carried out there for their involvement in the fight against different forms of fraud including “Mabe Zero” which are bleeding the public treasury for the benefit of a few individuals;
this is the objective of the Minister of Foreign Trade's descent this Tuesday to Lufu where he was warmly welcomed by the very mobilized population.
On site, Julien Paluku spoke with officials from the Congolese Control Office-OCC, the General Directorate of Customs and Excise-DGDA, the General Directorate of Migration-DGM and the animal and plant quarantine service as well as the security services.
The issues of strengthening control of goods entering and leaving through Lufu and dismantling fraudulent routes where several goods pass but also strengthening logistics for services committed to the border were raised during this strategic meeting.
Shortly before, the Minister accompanied by the Director General of the OCC, Étienne Tshimanga visited the OCC laboratory and on this occasion he informed the agents and executives that they will sign a pact of good governance, the fight against corruption and fraud as well as the maximization of public revenue.
Julien Paluku Kahongya sets the objective of providing Lufu with a certified ultra-modern laboratory, the inauguration of which must take place in 2025
After Lufu, the Minister of Foreign Trade went to Matadi, capital of Kongo Central.
