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KLT Command Generates N36.6 Billion In 5 Months As Compt. Edeldouk TAKES Charge

By Anne Ejuka


The Kirikiri Lighter Terminal command of the Nigeria Customs Service, said it has generated the sum of N36.6 billion between January and May this year.


This was revealed by Comptroller Martina Tilley-Gyado while giving her valedictory speech yesterday, Friday, 31st May 2024 at the command. This, according to her represents 75 percent increase when compared with sum generated within the same period of last year.


Comptroller Tilley-Gyado who handed over the mantle of leadership of the command to Comptroller Joy Edeldouk appreciated the officers as well as stakeholders for their support throughout her stay at the command.  


She pointed out that the command relied on the stemming of cargoes to its terminals even though the cargo throughput was low. She  established and extended terminal availability adding that it also transformed from simple export processing terminal exporting 869 containers since it became Export processing Terminal (EPT). Tilley-Gyado said the achievements were due to the resilience of the officers and men of the command. She urged the stakeholders and officers of the command to extend same support to her successor.



The new Area Controller of the Command, Compt Joy Edelduok in her response promised to revive the moribund terminals within the command in order to shore up the command’s revenue generation mandate without compromising on trade facilitation and national security.


According to the new command’s command boss, in view of the agency’s mandate to facilitate trade, it will strategically pursue a 48-hour cargo clearance effort of the service so that importers and agents do not unnecessarily waste time and money through demurrage and long stay at the terminals.


She noted that 48-hours clearance time is realistic, saying that with the determination of officers and stakeholders alike, it will be a done deal. Emphasizing on the need for revenue generation, she insisted that it remains the key performance index (KPI) henceforth.


Edekdouk hinted that the command under her leadership would make consolidation, collaboration and motivation their cornerstone, noting that she would consolidate on the already secured gains with stakeholders to improve the fortunes of the command .


Compt. Edekdouk since her promotion to the rank of Comptroller was in charge of License and Permit at the Customs Headquarters in Abuja also pledged that she would run an open door administration just like her predecessor. while She called for suggestions on how to improve the activities of the command as well as taking it to the next level.


In her words, ‘I implore you to join hands with me to take the command to the next level because it is not what I can do alone. I want you to come forward with your suggestions on how to move to greater heights; for terminals that are moribund, we are going to work together to bring them back to life. We need to go all out and negotiate and make this place friendly".




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