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Customs Board Confirms Appointment of 5 DCGs, 15 ACGs … Outlines Future Plans For The Service

By Anne Ejuka



The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) at its 57th regular meeting chaired by the Honorable Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed has confirmed the appointment of five (5) Deputy Comptroller Generals (DCGs) and fifteen (15) Assistant Comptroller Generals (ACGs).


According to a release signed on behalf of the Controller General of the service, Col. Ahmed Ali (Rtd), by the National Public Relations Officer of the Service, Chief Superintendent of Customs

Abdullahi Maiwada. those on the list are as follows:


  1. M ABBA-KURA DCG Enforcement Inspection & Investigation 


2. AG SAIDU DCG Human Resource Development 


3. JP AJOKU DCG Excise, Free Trade Zone & Industrial Incentives 


4. BA ADENIYI DCG Strategic Research and Policy 


5. GA ITOTOH DCG/Commander Training and Doctrine Command 


The release also listed those confirmed as Assistant Comptroller Generals and their portfolios are, 


1. O PETERS ACG/Zonal Coordinator Zone ‘C’


2. AI ALFA ACG Strategic Research and Policy 


3. HJ SWOMEN ACG Excise, Free Trade Zone & Industrial Incentives 


4. KC EGWUH ACG Doctrine Development and Administration Command 


5. MBA MUSA ACG Tariff and Trade 


6. A DAPPA-WILLIAMS ACG Enforcement Inspection & Investigation 


7. BM JIBO ACG Headquarters 


 8. A HAMISU ACG/Commandant Nigeria Customs Command & Staff College 


9. Y SALIHU ACG Finance & Admin 


10. M. I YUSUF ACG Training and Coordination 


11.  S.A BOMAI ACG Board 


12. C.K NIAGWAN ACG Technical Services 


13. K.I ADEOLA ACG ICT/Modernization 


14. I.O BABALOLA ACG/Zonal Coordinator Zone ‘D’


15. B.U NWAFOR  ACG Human Resource Development 


The Honorable Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning expressed delight at the outcome of her stewardship of the Nigeria Customs Service Board “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 emphasized the engagement of young officers, including women in the Service. 


The release also stated that the board has approved the implementation of a Competency-Based Accelerated Career Progression Plan (CBACPP). 


The plan, according to the release is a proactive strategy designed to close the generational gap that could lead to leadership vacuum in the higher hierarchies of the Nigeria Customs Service if not addressed.

 

The Board also expressed pleasure over the recent enactment of the new Customs Act into law. To facilitate a seamless transition, the Board has made plans to organize a retreat for the Board Members and expanded Management of NCS. 


Meanwhile, the Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) CFR congratulates the newly appointed Officers and charged them to work diligently for a better and prosperous Service. He emphasized the importance of their roles in achieving the Service’s core functions of revenue collection, suppression of smuggling, and trade facilitation. 

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