By Tony Obiechina, Abuja
The Acting Comptroller General of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Mr Adewale Adeniyi has tasked personnel of the Service to brace up and contribute their quota in turning around the dwindling economic situation of the country.
The ACG who stated this while decorating the six newly-appointed members of the management team of the NCS in Abuja on Monday, said “there are a lot of things that we can do to create impetus and drive economic activities nationwide”.
The Management team whose appointments were approved by the President, comprises 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 the 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.
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. READ ALSO:
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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.
