Customs Board Confirms Appointment of 2 DCGs, 5 ACGs, Approves Establishment of New ICT Dept
WALE EDUN
The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) has confirmed the appointment of two Deputy Comptroller-Generals of Customs (DCGs) and five (5) Assistant Comptroller-Generals of Customs (ACGs).
The Board also in its 60th Regular Meeting on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, approved the establishment of a new ICT department.
In a statement issued by the National Public Relations Officer of the Customs, Abdullahi Maiwada, the meeting which was chaired by the 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.
According to the statement, the newly confirmed appointments as Deputy Comptroller-Generals of Customs (DCGs) 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 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.
Part of the statement reads: “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”.
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