New Customs Boss Appoints 6 DCGs And 8 ACGs

The comptroller-general of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd), has approved the appointment of six acting deputy comptrollers-general of the customs.

This is going with the on-going re-organisation in the customs service.Those appointed are: ACG Idris Suleiman (Finance Administration and Technical Service), ACG Iya Umar (Tariff and Trade), ACG Dan Ugo (Enforcement Investigation and Inspection).

Others are ACG Grace Adeyemo (Excise, FTZ & Industrial Incentive), ACG Austin Warikoru (Human Resource Development) and ACG Paul Ukaigwe (Strategic Research and Policy).

The six officers, who are of the rank of assistant comptroller-general, will occupy the positions of deputy-comptrollers-general in acting capacity.

Eight comptrollers were also announced to occupy the positions of assistant comptrollers-general.

They are; Comptroller Umar Sanusi mni (ACG Headquarters), Comptroller Funsho Adegoke (ACG ICT), Comptroller Mohammed Abbas mni (ACG Board), Comptroller Olatunji Aremu mni (Command & Staff College).

The others are; Comptroller Charles Edike (Zonal Coordinator Zone ‘A’), Comptroller Abubakar Dangaladima (Zonal Coordinator Zone ‘B’), Comptroller Azarema Abdulkadir (Zonal Coordinator Zone ‘C’) and Comptroller Chidi Augustine (Zonal Coordinator Zone ‘D’).

They are to occupy the new offices in acting capacity.

Seven officers were equally redeployed in the new exercise. They are: ACG Adesina Odunmbaku (Finance and Technical Service), ACG Robert Alu (Tariff and Trade), ACG Ade Dosumu (Enforcement and Drugs), ACG Monday Abueh (Excise & Industrial Incentive), ACG Ahmed Mohammed mni (Human Resource Management), ACG Patience Iferi (Strategic Research and Policy) and Comptroller Aminu Abba (Technical Services).

Ali urged the newly appointed officers to redouble their efforts to justify their new responsibilities.

Recall that all five deputy comptroller general of the customs service had tendered their resignation on Thursday, October 29.

A day after, Ali approved the retirement of 34 officers on Friday, October 30. The retirement of the officers was said to be a part of an ongoing reorganization of the customs service.

There had been speculations that 400 officers of the NCS will soon leave the service for reasons bordering  corruption, insubordination, indiscipline and absenteeism.