The Comptroller General CG of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd.) has approved the deployment of 37 Comptrollers to various Units, Departments and Commands across the country.
According to a statement issued Tuesday, by the Service’s Public Relations Officer, DC T. Bomodi, the postings were released yesterday, 7 February, 2022.
TheFact Nigeria reports that among those deployed are Comptroller AAS Oloyede who shall be moving from ICT/MOD to Tin Can Island Port Command, Comptroller SI Bomoi to FCT Command, while Comptroller Joseph Attah will assume the office of Area Controller in Kebbi Command.
Others are Comptroller BA Jaiyeoba, who moved to Oyo/Osun Command, Comptroller A Dappa-Williams, who moves to Eastern Marine Command, Compt. MA Umar, Kano/Jigawa, Compt. KC Egwuh, ICT/MOD, Compt. LM Mark, Enugu/Anambra/Ebonyi, Compt. T Tachio, CTC Kano, Compt. AA Umar, Western Marine, Compt. M Dansakwa, North Eastern Marine, Compt. AC Ayalogu, T & T and Compt. KD Ilesanmi who assumes duty as Controller Board among other postings.
The Customs boss charged the newly posted Comptrollers to justify the confidence reposed in them by the NCS Management, by bringing to bear their years of experience and training in trade facilitation and anti-smuggling activities, on their new assignments.
The Comptroller General reiterated the need for all Area Controllers and Unit heads to take full charge of the affairs of their Commands by ensuring absolute compliance with extant fiscal policies while leveraging on the efficient management of data to optimize trade facilitation and revenue collection. This he said was in consideration of the enormous expectations of government regarding revenue generation in the current year.
The CGC further directed all officers to be extremely vigilant in protecting the lives and wellbeing of Nigerians by ensuring “the full fortification of our borders against the incursion of smugglers and other cross border criminals”.
The deployments take immediate effect.
