ABUJA: Comptroller General of Customs retired Col Hameed Ali (in blue) at the Nigeria Customs Headquarters in Abuja after he assumed duty yesterday
The Comptroller-General of Customs, retired Colonel Hameed Ibrahim Ali assumed duty at the headquarters of the Nigerian Customs Services (NCS) in Abuja yesterday, two weeks after his appointment.
In a maiden meeting with the management, Colonel Ali restated his mandate to undertake reforms and re-structuring to enhance the capacity of the Service.
He charged the management to work with him to deliver on the mandate given by President Muhammadu Buhari saying, “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.”
A statement from the Public Relations Officer, Wale Adeniyi, said 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 in his collective approach to make Nigeria 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 of the officers’ loyalty to work towards suppression of smuggling, increased revenue collection, facilitation among others, in the interest of the nation.
Col. Ali was appointed Comptroller-General of Customs on August 27, 2015. He paid a visit to the headquarters last week Thursday.
