Appointment of Adeniyi as Customs CG morale booster for offficers, says VP Shettima

Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Monday, decorated the new Acting Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, describing his appointment as a morale booster for officers in the Service.

Recall that President Bola Tinubui last week Monday appointed Adeniyi the acting Comptroller-General of Customs along with other newly appointed Heads of Security Services.

Director of Information, Office of the Vice President, Olusola Abiola in a statement in Abuja, said the ceremony was witnessed by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, at the Presidential Villa.

Speaking, Shettima said, “Congratulations on bringing professionalism back to the Nigeria Customs Service.

“Now, every Customs officer can aspire to occupy the pinnacle of his or her profession.

“I wish you well, on behalf of the President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces, Congratulations, once again.”

Speaking with State House correspondents shortly after the decoration, Mr Adeniyi expressed gratitude to Mr Tinubu for appointing a serving officer as the head of the agency.

He assured the President and Nigerians of a more effective and innovation-driven NCS.

“In the last eight years, the NCS has gone through a period of transition; in some areas, we recorded progress – we made remarkable progress in e-Customs.

“We made a lot of breakthroughs in capacity building, but the NCS can still live to its full potential when we bring in more innovation to drive Customs operations.

“These are the kind of things we are looking at in the years ahead; we are going to be professional in our approach; there are a number of key stakeholders that we are going to be working with.

“It is a very onerous task, but we are going to be working alongside other stakeholders and partners that we have identified,” he said.