Customs Promotes 2,634 Officers, Appoints Five ACG, Sacks Two

The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) has approved the appointment of five Assistant Comptrollers- General (ACG) of Customs and promotion of 2,634 Officers.

The Service in a statement on Wednesday signed by the National  Public Relations Officer (PRO)  Mr Joseph Attah,  disclosed that the newly appointed ACG of Customs were Mohammed Boyi, Training and Coordination, Adewale Adeniyi, Commandant C&SC Gwagwalada and Jack Ajoku, Strategic Research and Policy.

Others are Olakunle Oyeleke Doctrine, Development and Administration and Emmanuel Edorhe, Zonal Coordinator, Zone ‘C.

He said the board also approved the dismissal of ACG Aminu Dahiru for serious misconduct, while ACG Bashir Abubakar got compulsory retirement for act of negligence.

According to Attah the disciplinary actions against the two senior officers were in-line with the reform agenda being carried out in the service.

He quoted the board chairman and also the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed as saying “the decisions taken during the meeting were meant to ginger and move the service forward in-terms of manpower and operations.

“NCS is Making progress and I am optimistic that the coming of the e-Customs will help improve NCS operations,” Ahmed said.