By Adetokunbo FAKEYE
The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) in its 60th Regular Meeting on
Tuesday, September 10, 2024, confirmed the appointment of two (2) Deputy
Comptroller-Generals of Customs (DCGs) and five (5) Assistant ComptrollerGenerals of Customs (ACGs).
The meeting, chaired by the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, was held at the new corporate headquarters of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Maitama, Abuja.
The newly confirmed appointments as Deputy Comptroller-Generals of
Customs (DCGs) as confirmed by the Customs spokesman, CSC Abdullahi Maiwada are, OA Alajogun and KI Adeola, while Assistant Comptroller
Generals are, IG Umar, MM Tilley-Gyado, BA Makinde, OA Salefu and T Bomodi.
The appointments, Maiwada said, were made in response to the statutory retirement of senior officers and are in full alignment with the Federal Character Policy, as outlined in Section 14(4) of the Nigeria Customs Service Act, 2023.
“In addition, the Board approved the resolution from its 59th Regular Meeting
held on May 14, 2024, to upgrade the ICT Unit to a full-fledged department. This
strategic upgrade is vital to the ongoing modernisation efforts within the NCS.
“Similarly, DCG KI Adeola has been appointed as the substantive Deputy
Comptroller-General in charge of the newly upgraded ICT-Modernisation
Department.
“She will be supported by an Assistant Comptroller-General and five (5)
Comptrollers to ensure the successful implementation of ICT initiatives aimed at
enhancing the Service’s operational efficiency and digital transformation.
“The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, extended his congratulations to the newly appointed. He emphasized the need for them to
double their efforts in carrying out the critical roles of revenue generation, trade
facilitation, and the suppression of smuggling to bolster Nigeria’s socio-economic development”, Maiwada stated.
