Customs Personnel Must Help Redirect Nigeria’s Economy – ACG Adeniyi
There is so much that the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, can do to help the country wriggle out of its prevailing economic turmoil, says Bashir Adeniyi, the Acting Comptroller General of Customs.
“There are a lot of things that we can do to create impetus and drive economic activities nationwide,” he said.
ACG Adeniyi spoke while decorating the six newly-appointed management members of the NCS, comprising three new Deputy Comptroller Generals, DCGs, and three new Assistant Comptroller Generals, ACGs.
The newly-decorated officers include DCG Festus Okun, DCG Musa Baba Abdullahi, DCG Albashir Hamisu, ACG Kamardeen Olumoh, ACG Auwal Baba Mohammed and ACG Adeogun Alajogun.
According to the Customs’ Boss, the general public has invested high expectations on their NCS, “especially at this period of economic depression”.
While congratulating the new Customs management members, Mr. Adeniyi, tasked other personnel of the Service on commitment, hard work and dedication to their responsibilities.
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He said that the promotions of the new DCGs and ACGs, which were made by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is a testimony of their sterling contributions to the service of Nigeria, through the Nigeria Customs.
“What it shows is that there is a recognition of the fact that some officers are doing their best to enhance the growth and development of the Service.
“That some officers are also doing their best to help generate more revenue for the benefit of the nation. Nonetheless, their promotion is a call for them to be more hardworking, dedicated and committed to serving NCS,” he said.
The Customs Acting Comptroller General, who informed the newly-decorated DCGs and ACGs that their elevation is in recognition of their past efforts, disclosed that the new Customs management members will be posted to new Departments and Units.
He said: “Each of the Departments and Units the new officers will be deployed to work are very strategic to the overall mission of the Nigeria Customs Service”.
Responding on behalf of his newly-promoted DCGs and ACGs, DCG Okun, pledged that they will recommit themselves to the service of the Customs, with a view to accelerating the county’s economic growth.
By PRNigeria
