The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) during its 57th regular meeting has approved the appointment of five Deputy Comptrollers General (DCGs) and 15 Assistant Comptrollers General (ACGs).
This is according to a press statement issued by the National Public Relations Officer of the Service, Chief Superintendent of Customs, Abdullahi Maiwada on Friday.
He said the meeting held on Thursday, May 4, 2023 at the Nigeria Customs Service Headquarters, Abuja and was chaired by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed.
The new officers promoted to the rank of Deputy Comptroller Generals are: M Abba-Kura; Enforcement Inspection and Investigation; AG Saidu; Human Resource Development; JP Ajoku, Excise, Free Trade Zone and Industrial Incentives; BA Adeniyi; Strategic Research and Policy and GA Itotoh, Commander Training and Doctrine Command.
Assistant Comptroller Generals include O Peters, ACG/Zonal Coordinator Zone ‘C’; AI Alfa, ACG Strategic Research and Policy; HJ Swomen, ACG Excise, Free Trade Zone and Industrial Incentives; KC Egwuh, ACG Doctrine Development and Administration Command; MBA Musa, ACG Tariff and Trade and A Dappa-Williams, ACG Enforcement Inspection and Investigation.
Others are: BM Jibo, ACG Headquarters; A Hamisu, ACG/Commandant Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College; Y Salihu, ACG Finance and Admin; MI Yusuf, ACG Training and Coordination; SA Bomai, ACG Board; CK Niagwan, ACG Technical Services; KI Adeola, ACG ICT/Modernisation; IO Babalola, ACG/Zonal Coordinator Zone ‘D’ and BU Nwafor, ACG Human Resource Development.
The Minister expressed delight at the outcome of her stewardship in the Nigeria Customs Service Board.
She said “It has been a very interesting and educative experience for me as the Chairperson of the Nigeria Customs Service Board. We have seen during this process significant improvement in terms of the operations of the Nigeria Customs Service.
“We had cause to get several approvals for the Service including enhancement of the remuneration of the staff, and improvement in terms of cost of collections for the Nigeria Customs Service. We have also been able to complete the process toward the realization of the rollout of the Trade Modernization Project.
“These are all fundamental building blocks that are going to work positively towards enhancing and modernizing the whole of the Nigeria Customs Service in line with the requirements of the World Customs Organization and other protocols that Nigeria is committed to”.
Addressing the future generation of Customs Officers, the NCSB Chairperson emphasised the engagement of young officers, including women in the Service.
The board also approved the implementation of a Competency-Based Accelerated Career Progression Plan (CBACPP).
The plan is a proactive strategy designed to close the generational gap that could lead to leadership vacuum in the higher hierarchies of the NCS if not addressed.
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