The Customs Area Controller (CAC)in charge of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)Apapa Area Command Comptroller Babajide Jaiyeoba on Wednesday the 10th of January 2024 has decorated newly promoted Customs Officers at the Command while he reeled out the total revenue collected that amounted to N1.172 trillion in the command for the year 2023.
The CAC during the decoration ceremony advised the 74 newly promoted Officers t
o rededicate themselves to duty and to see both their enlistment in the service and promotions as a privilege to be grateful for through dedication to work.
His words, “promotion does not come from anybody but from God and hard work in active service; promotion means more work, so more is required of you,’’ he told the promoted officers.
“With this promotion, more is expected from us in terms of revenue collection because soon, revenue target will be issued and we should understand that the target will increase,’’ he said.
Jaiyeoba encouraged those that were yet to be promoted not to despair , but to be more dedicated to their jobs as there will always be another chance for their own promotion.
He emphasized how greatly the team work leadership style has helped the command in the process of revenue generations and the Officers contributions to tune of the collection.
“When I assumed duty in September 2023, I discovered that we were far from realizing our revenue collection target; so we thought out strategies on the way forward.
“We embarked on daily strategic meetings and these officers who were part of the team as terminal or sectional heads pushed to ensure we met the target.
He expressed gratitude to the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi for his interest in the welfare of officers and men of the Nigeria Customs Service.
He noted that when the CGC became head of the NCS in June 2023, he promised that his officers and men would get their promotions when due and the promise was kept.
“Today, I am showing my gratitude to the CGC for this and also commend officers and men of the service, especially those inApapa Command for their contributions to the service.
In his goodwill message, Mr Nasiru Ibrahim, Director, Department of State Security, Apapa Command, said that Nigeria Customs Service had done well by beginning the year with the promotion of officers which he said it’s a good omens.
He said the promotion indicates that a lot of good tidings would come the way of the Customs Service in 2024.
“Promotion in the Customs Service comes with a revenue collection target and the promoted officers needs to be loyal, focused, and dedicated to their duties.
Still in His words, “The service has a CGC that connects with all stakeholders, therefore, all officers should connect with stakeholders for the service to grow further,’’ he said.
A clearing agent who graced the occasion, Mr Akeem Olanrewaju charged Customs Officers with attitudinal change, stressing that attitude matters in their official and private engagements with stakeholders.
“Customs Officers have the right to do their job, but they should do it with decorum.
“If they are holding a customer’s cargo, explanations should be given on why the cargo is held so that there will not be any issue,’’ he added.
