The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has approved several key management appointments within the Nigeria Customs Service, following the statutory retirement of some members of the management team.
These appointments are made in an acting capacity and are part of a strategic redeployment aimed at enhancing service delivery.
This was disclosed in a statement on Friday by the National Public Relations Officer of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada, according to The Punch.
Providing a breakdown of the appointments, Adeniyi announced that B.M. Jibo has been appointed as the Deputy Comptroller-General in charge of Finance, Administration, and Technical Services.
“OA Alajogun, acting DCG enforcement, inspection and investigation; IG Umar, acting ACG headquarters; OA Salefu, acting Assistant Comptroller-General, training and doctrine command; BA Makinde, acting ACG, human resource development; Timi Bomodi, acting ACG enforcement, inspection and investigation,” Adeniyi explained.
The CGC added that the appointments were a testament to the officers’ exemplary services and dedication to the NCS.
“The service remains committed to providing strategic leadership to ensure effective and efficient service delivery for optimum performance,” he added.
Adeniyi expressed gratitude to the retired members of the management team for their meritorious service. He urged the newly appointed officers to redouble their efforts to help the Nigeria Customs Service reach greater heights in its core mandates of revenue generation, smuggling suppression, and trade facilitation.
