Re-organisation In Customs: 29 Senior Officers Retired
Adetokunbo Fakeye
Nigeria Customs Service on Friday disclosed that as a part of on-going re-organisation in the service, another 29 senior personnel have been retired.
The service spokesperson, Mr Wale Adeniyi while confirming the development in a statement said: “The re-organization of the Service is one of the core mandates of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd).
“Those affected in the exercise are five Deputy Comptrollers-General of Customs (DCGs) who have earlier given notification to the Comptroller-General for voluntary disengagement.
“They are John Atte, Ibrahim Mera, Musa Tahir, Austin Nwosu and Akinade Adewuyi.
“Three others, of the rank of Assistant Comptroller-General are also affected in the re-organization exercise. They are Madu Mohammed, Secretary to the Nigeria Customs Board, Victor Gbemudu, Zonal Coordinator Zone ‘A’ and Bello Liman, Assistant Comptroller-General, (Headquarters).
“The others are of the rank of Comptrollers serving in Customs Headquarters, Zonal Offices and various Area Commands.
“The Comptroller-General of Customs stated that the retirements were part of measures to kick-start the repositioning of the Service for improved performance.”
