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Apapa Command Maintains Status As Flagship Command, Coasts Home With Three Awards

By Anne Ejuka


The Apapa Command of Nigeria Customs Service has maintained it's leadership status as the flagship command of the Nigeria Customs as the command alone won three prestigious awards at the Comptroller General of Customs Gala Nite and award ceremony held  on Friday, 29th November 2024 in Abuja.


The command and Controller at the event won "The Best Command of the Year, The Best Command in Revenue Collection and the Best Customs Area Controller 



The Area Controller of the command Comptroller Babatunde Olomu,  who was celebrated by colleagues, friends and stakeholders stood out as the star of the night as he emerged Best Controller of the Year for his exceptional leadership and improving on the command's capacity to deliver on its mandates at Nigeria's premier port of Apapa.


The three awards which were presented to the command on Friday, November 29, 2024 at a ceremony hosted by the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR recognized the command for it's various groundbreaking achievements in the areas of revenue collection, anti smuggling and trade facilitation. 


For the first time in the history of the command, it generated N2tr as revenue into government coffers as at November 20, 2024. Under the leadership of Comptroller Babatunde Olomu, the command raised the bar of preventing revenue leakages and achieving maximum collection, even in the face of low trade volume



With hands on daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly evaluation of its activities, the command has been attune to getting all officers to resume early, process all entries timely, carry out diligent examination and shun compromise in the discharge of their duties


Shortly after receiving the award, Comptroller Olomu according to a release from the Public Relations Officer of the command, CSC Abubakar Usman,  dedicated the honour to all officers and men of the command, he described the achievements as a result of teamwork, dedication, focus and cooperation,  saying no leader can excel without supportive lieutenants and called for continuous support from all stakeholders as we enter the last month of the year 2024.


While thanking the CGC for the honour bestowed on the command, Comptroller Olomu said as the number one Customs Officer in Nigeria, CGC Adeniyi has been a source of inspiration and good example for all officers to emulate. 


He further described the award as a motivation for selflessness, call for increased commitment and a challenge to sustain and improve on the tempo of work at the command which will cascade to all bonded terminals attached to it


The Controller also urged all port users to rededicate themselves to national service by being law abiding and reporting suspected unlawful acts in the port to the service and other security agencies. 


Comptroller Olomu lauded import and export traders  who have used Apapa Port within the period of his leadership  and implored them to operate in full compliance with the guidelines for their trade. He specifically commended exporters who pioneered export activities under the Guided Trade Initiative (GTI) of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). 

 


Olomu urged more Nigerian business men and women to take advantage of the ease of doing business initiative to use Apapa Port. He invited them to tap into the simplified procedures being emplaced by the CGC under an evolving modernisation regime to trade seamlessly. 


The CAC admonished officers of the command not to see the awards of The best command of the year,The best command in revenue collection and the best Customs Area Controller as the end of hard work but a motivation and challenge to work harder


He reminded both officers and stakeholders that compliance saves money, saves time, build integrity for positive profiling and helps in recognition for upgrade to the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status






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