Vice President Kashim Shettima decorated the newly appointed Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Acting Comptroller General Adewale Adeniyi at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday.
Olusola Abiola, Director of Information, Office of the Vice President, in a statement in Abuja, said the ceremony was witnessed by the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, at the Presidential Villa.
President Bola Tinubu appointed Mr. Adeniyi as the acting CG of NCS on June 19.
Vice President @KashimSM earlier decorated Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Acting Comptroller General Adewale Bashir Adeniyi at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. [PHOTO CREDIT: Twitter handle of the Vice President]The Vice President described President Bola Tinubu’s appointment of Mr. Adeniyi as a morale boost for officers in the service.
“Congratulations on bringing professionalism back to the Nigerian Customs Service.
Now, every Customs official can aspire to occupy the top of his profession.
“I wish you the best, on behalf of the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, congratulations, once again,” Shettima said.
Speaking to House correspondents shortly after the decoration, Mr. Adeniyi expressed his thanks to Mr. Tinubu for appointing a serving officer as head of the agency.
Vice President @KashimSM earlier decorated Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Acting Comptroller General Adewale Bashir Adeniyi at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. [PHOTO CREDIT: Twitter handle of the Vice President]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 made progress: we made notable progress on e-Customs.
“We made a lot of strides in capacity building, but the NCS can still live to its full potential when we bring more innovation to drive Customs operations.
“This is the type of thing that we are seeing in the next few years; we will be professional in our approach; there are a number of key stakeholders that we will be working with.
“It is a very onerous task, but we are going to work together with other stakeholders and partners that we have identified.
Vice President @KashimSM earlier decorated Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Acting Comptroller General Adewale Bashir Adeniyi at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. [PHOTO CREDIT: Twitter handle of the Vice President]“We intend to generate innovations that bring to all partners and stakeholders,” he said.
Mr. Adeniyi added that the service would take advantage of technology and innovation to break new ground in its operations.
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