Tinubu Approves Appointment of New DCG, CG of Nigeria Customs Service

By: Ashe

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of three Deputy Comptroller Generals (DCGs) and three Assistant Comptroller Generals (ACGs) of the Nigeria Customs Service. The appointment was announced by Abdullahi Maiwada, spokesperson of the Nigeria Customs Service, on Friday morning. The new DCGs are FO Okun, MBA Musa, and A Hamisu, while the new ACGs are K Olumoh, AB Mohammed, and A Alajogun.

The appointment comes after the retirement of some management members in the Service and the appointment of the Acting Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, on June 19, 2023. In a statement, Maiwada said that the President had approved the appointment of the new officers and thanked the retired members of the management for their meritorious service. Adeniyi congratulated the newly appointed officers and charged them to redouble their efforts to ensure the Service achieves greater heights in its mandates of revenue generation, suppression of smuggling, and trade facilitation.

The Nigeria Customs Service is responsible for the collection of revenue and the suppression of smuggling through the country’s borders. The appointment of the new officers is expected to help boost the efficiency of the Service and ensure that it continues to work hard to secure the country’s borders and generate revenue through trade.