About three months into clocking the mandatory 60 years of age and five months into his appointment as acting Comptroller General of Customs, Dr Bernard Shaw Nwadialo has formally sent- in his letter of voluntary retirement as the Customs boss.
Sources close to the customs boss confirmed to Shipping Position Weekly that Dr Nwadialo submitted then letter at the ministry of finance on May 14, 2009 and that the letter has already been received by the relevant authourities.
Although details of the disengagement letter were not divulged to our correspondent, it was however revealed that there was nothing extraordinary about it other than stating the fact that he was giving the statutory three months notice as required of him by civil service rules.
It is also difficult to ascertain as at press time whether the minister of finance, Dr Mansur Mukhtar who is the receiving authourity has forwarded it to the Presidency.
The development which caught many top echelon of the Customs unawares has however once again kick-started the succession race in the service as different groups which are interested in who emerges as Dr Nwadialo’s successor have started oiling their weapons.
However, sources close to the Customs headquarters told our correspondent that there is no confirmation as yet whether Dr Nwadialo will leave, even as another source disclosed that the Comptroller General may only be acting the good public servant.
Nwadialo was born on the 16th August 1949, which makes him 60 years on August 16, 2009 even though he joined the Nigeria Customs Service in 1988 as a deputy controller.
He was appointed acting Comptroller General on Jan, 15, 2009, but confirmed full-fledged Comptroller General on March 25, 2009.
A holder of Doctoral Degree in soil science from the University of Tennessee Knoxville, United States of America, Dr Nwadialo joined Customs from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
He was promoted Comptroller in 2000 and became Customs Area Controller of the-then Delta State Command in 2003.
In 2004, he rose to the rank of an Assistant Comptroller General and was later elevated to the rank of a Deputy Comptroller-General, from where he emerged as the acting comptroller general and later Comptroller General
In 2004, he rose to the rank of an Assistant Comptroller General and was later elevated to the rank of a Deputy Comptroller-General, from where he emerged as the acting comptroller general and later Comptroller General
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