ABUJA: The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (rtd), has restated his mandate to undertake reforms and re-structuring to enhance the capacity of the Service to generate more revenue.
The comptroller-general stated this in Abuja at his maiden meeting held with management of the service on assumption of duty.
He charged customs management to work with him to deliver on the mandate given to him by President Muhammadu Buhari.
“The mandate he has given me are three basic things: go to customs, reform customs, restructure customs and increase the revenue generation, simple. I don’t think that is ambiguous, I don’t think that is cumbersome.” It is precise and I believe that is what all of you are here to do,” he told the senior officers.
In a statement by the Public Relations Officer of NCS, Wale Adeniyi, Ali pleaded with the management not to see him as a stranger in the customs family, noting that his mission in customs is to help build and strengthen the service.
He solicited the support and loyalty of all officers and men of the service in his collective approach to make customs a better service.
Earlier, the Deputy Comptroller General covering duties for CGC, John Atte, while handing over, gave him a brief history of the service and assured him of unquestionable loyalty of officers and men of the NCS to work towards suppression of smuggling, increased revenue collection, facilitation among others in the interest of the nation.
Ali was appointed Comptroller-General of NCS on August 27, 2015.
Born on January 15, 1955 in Dass Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Ali attended Nigeria Defence Academy Kaduna, between 1974 and 1977, and the Sam Houston State University, Huntsville Texas United States, between 1984-and 1988. He holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in Criminology, and the Nigerian Defence Academy Certificate of Education (NDACE).
Ali had a distinguished career in the Nigerian Army, during which he served as Military Administrator (MILAD) and Kaduna State between 1996 and 1998 Colonel Training TRADOC, Minna in 1998.
His previous appointments include General Staff Officer II, Military Police Headquarters, 1981-1982, General Staff Officer II, 1 Mechanised Division Kaduna, 1992, and Commander, Special Investigation Bureau, Apapa, Lagos 1994-1996.
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