Customs procedures : ACG Zone ‘A’ tells promoted officers to increase their commitment
Customs procedures :
ACG Zone ‘A’ tells promoted officers to increase their commitment
By Ossy Onyenwezi
ACG Mohammed Bello Jibo, the Zonal Coordinator, Zone A of Nigeria Customs Service, has charged newly promoted Comptroller Ahmadu Bello Shuaibu, Customs Area Controller of Ogun 1 Command and other officers decorated with their new ranks on Tuesday to increase their dedication to the service.
The Zonal Coordinator gave the charge at Customs Training School, Ikeja, Lagos during the decorations of newly promoted Controllers, Deputy Controllers, and Assistant Controllers in Zone A.
The Zonal Coordinator, while congratulating them, noted that the promotion should be seen as an honour that should be followed with trust, which should be a motivation for doing more.
Jibo strongly believes that the CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi is selflessly committed to officers’ well-being and will continue to ensure the welfare of officers and men.
He stated that the promotions came with additional responsibilities and that it should propel all the beneficiaries to be dedicated and committed to the realization of the goals of the NCS under its present management team.
Recall that two ACGs and some Controllers were decorated last week Thursday, January 4th in Abuja by the Comptroller General Bashir Adewale Adeniyi.
On Tuesday, 19th December, 2023, the Board of Customs, during its 58th regular meeting, announced the promotion of
two thousand two hundred and nine senior officers.
Among the promoted senior officers are Comptrollers Ahmadu Bello Shuaibu of Ogun 1 Customs Command and Kehinde Ejibunu of Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, Lagos.
The board also confirmed the appointment of ACG Florence Nano Ogar-Modey and ACG Queen Ogubudu as substantive members of the NCS Management team.
The breakdown of promoted officers is as follows: Inspector of Customs (IC) to Assistant Superintendent of Customs II (ASC II) – 348, ASC II to ASC I – 321, ASC I to Deputy Superintendent of Customs (DSC) – 355, DSC to Superintendent of Customs (SC) – 207, SC to Chief Superintendent of Customs (CSC) – 500, CSC to Assistant Comptroller (AC) – 333, AC to Deputy Comptroller (DC) – 78, and DC to Customs Comptroller (CC) – 67.
Additionally, the board approved special promotions for fourteen officers in recognition of their exceptional performance in various assigned responsibilities.
Among the newly promoted Comptrollers are AB Shuaib, TM Daniyan, F Fajana, N Isyaku, MV Umana, AC Nwobi, F Abdulqadir, HK Ejibunu, FM Ojiofor, IN Aliyu, MD Malah, EO Oshoba, JK Oladeji, E Luka, AP Daruaku, FM Ojeifor, IN Nwokorie, EJ Harrison and others.
Comptroller-General Adeniyi had expressed his heartfelt congratulations to the appointed/promoted officers and further urged them to redouble their efforts in fulfilling the critical roles of revenue generation, trade facilitation, and suppression of smuggling.
This, he said, will enhance the NCS’s pivotal role in bolstering Nigeria’s socio-economic well-being.
