President Tinubu has approved a final six-month extension of tenure for the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, pushing his exit date from August 1, 2026, to February 2027.
The extension was in a statement on Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
According to the announcement, the additional six-month was meant to Adeniyi time to consolidate the implementation of the National Single Window project and oversee an orderly transition in the service.
The statement said during the transition period, Adeniyi, working with the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Board, would ensure the promotion of eligible officers to the rank of Comptroller of Customs and the compulsory retirement of officers who have attained 60 years of age or have served 35 years.
TheFact Daily reports that Adeniyi joined the Customs Service after graduating from Obafemi Awolowo University in the late 80s.
He rose through the ranks, becoming deputy comptroller in 2012, comptroller in 2017, assistant comptroller general in 2020, acting deputy comptroller-general in January 2023, before his appointment by President Tinubu in June 2023 as the Comptroller General.
