The new comptroller-general, CG, of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Adewale Adeniyi says his administration will be innovation-driven.
Adeniyi made this known yesterday while speaking to journalists shortly after his decoration as the new CG of Customs by Vice-President Kashim Shettima.
Adeniyi expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for appointing a serving officer as the head of the agency and assured of a more effective and innovation-driven Customs Service.
He said: “In the last eight years, the NCS has gone through a period of transition. In some areas, we recorded progress: we made remarkable progress in e-Customs; we made a lot of breakthroughs in capacity building.
“But the Customs Service can still live to its full potential when we bring in more innovation to drive Customs operations. These are the kind of things we are looking at in the years ahead.”
Continuing, the new CG said, “We are going to be professional in our approach, there are a number of key stakeholders that we are going to be working with. It is a very onerous task but we are going to be working alongside other stakeholders and partners that we have identified.
“We intend to come up with innovations that will carry along all partners and stakeholders. We are going to leverage technology and innovation to break new grounds in Customs operations.”
Earlier, the Vice-President congratulated Adeniyi on his appointment, describing it as a morale booster for serving officers.
Shettima said, “Congratulations on bringing professionalism back to the Nigerian Customs Service. Now, every Customs officer can aspire to occupy the pinnacle of his or her profession.”
And he added, “I wish you well, on behalf of the President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces. Congratulations, once again.”
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