DR NWOLISA LAUNCHES HIS NEW BOOK, THE TOLL OF CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA
… Vows to Intensify Anti- graft Campaign
By Mcanthony Onuoha
A new book, The Toll of Corruption in Nigeria was on the 18th of September, 2025, launched in Lagos.
The book, written by the National President of National Compliance Joint Taskforce of Licensed Clearing Agents- NCJTFLCA, High Chief Dr Basil Chudi Nwolisa, is an exposé of the egregious effects of endemic corruption that has eaten deeply into the fabrics of various sectors of the economy.
COMRADE BEN UCHE NDEE
Maritime stakeholders and Captains of industry who graced the occasion were optimistic that intensifying anti Corruption campaign in all sectors of the economy could bath a new era of social reengineering.
HRM OBA ADEREMI AKINWALE, THE LUWOYE OF OSORO KINGDOM
The Book Reviewer, Dr. Chris Banye, a Retired Comptroller of Customs, applauded the Author for aptly exposing injustice and charting a new course through advocacy, transparency, and reform; adding that by naming the practices for what they are, and demanding accountability, citizens could begin to loosen the grip of corruption on their daily lives.
MR. KINGSLEY ANARAOKE AND CHIEF PIUS UJUBUOÑU
The book clearly states how illicit checkpoints inflate prices, talks about the bureaucracy that feeds corruption, Non-State Actors and the business of extortion, and exposes why the system persists, the economic consequences and calls for genuine reform.
CHIEF JOE IBE, MD/CEO, JOEPINAS NIGERIA LIMITED
According to the Author, ” Ending illicit checkpoints requires more than arrests, their must be simplification of Customs procedures, Digital tracking of trucks and payments; whistle blower protection for drivers, clear identification of legitimate checkpoints, and most importantly, collective refusal to accept that “this is how it has always been”.
PASTOR EDWIN CHUKWUDIRE- OBI AND FOUNDER, SAVE NIGERIA GROUP, CHIEF DR. OSITA CHUKWU
According to Nwolisa, “In writing The Toll of Corruption: The Role of Illicit Checkpoints in the Exorbitant Prices of Goods Across Nigeria, my goal was simple yet urgent: to bring visibility to what so many Nigerians already know but often feel powerless to challenge. I set out to document how corruption multiplies costs at every stage of the supply chain and to tell the human stories behind these figures. The trader who can no longer restock, the transporter who fears the road, and the family who pays more for less every day.”
The event which held at Rockview Hotel Festac Town, Amuwo Odofin, Lagos, was chaired by a renowned Customs Broker and Chieftain of Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents -ANLCA, Chief Ernest Elochukwu, ably represented by Former President of National Council for Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents -NAMDLCA, and President Emeritus of Association of Igbo Maritime Practitioners in Nigeria -ASIMPIN, Comrade Ben Uche Ndee.
PASTOR ANDY OKWORI
Dignitaries at the event include, the Royal Fathers of the day, HRM, Eze Amb. Damian Chukwuemaka Obianigwe KSM, JP, the President General of ASIMPIN, and HRH, Oba Aderemi Akinwale, The Luwoye of Osoro Kingdom, Former President of ANLCA, Prince Olayiwola Shittu, ably represented, Pastor Andy Okwori of Dunamis Church, Festac Town, Former Interim President of ANLCA, Chief Pius Ujubuoñu, and a host of others. Pastor Edwin Chuwkwudire-Obi, President of WUFIPA and published Author, was the book Presenter.
HIGH CHIEF DR BASIL CHUDI NWOLISA (RIGHT) AND WIFE
The Author of the book, Dr. Nwolisa, vowed to intensify the fight through media campaign and genuine collaboration with popular anti – Corruption Crusaders, Anti – graft agencies and Civil Society groups.
