The Board of the Nigeria Customs Service has approved the appointment of four Deputy Comptroller Generals and eleven (11) Assistant Comptroller Generals as well as the promotion of 2,707 senior officers to various ranks with effect from 1st January, 2020.
A breakdown of the appointments according to a statement signed by the Deputy National Public Relations Officer, Timi Bomodi includes:
* DCG Abdullahi Babani
* DCG Mohammed Boyi
* DCG Elton Edorhe
* DCG Katherine Ekekezie
* ACG Hamza Gumi
* ACG Mohammed Abba-Kura
* ACG Saidu Galadima
* ACG Gimba Umar
* ACG Obi Ekwealor
* ACG Bede Anyanwu
* ACG Mohammed Uba Garba
* ACG Kayode Olusemire
* ACG Lena Oyama
* ACG Florence Inuk
* ACG Lami Wushishi
Some of the newly promoted Comptrollers are the Customs National PRO Joseph Attah, Babajide Adeniyi, Anthony Udeze, Suleiman Chiroma among others.
The full statistics of the board approval is as follows:
DCGs 4
ACGs: 11
DC-CC=35
AC-DC=64
CSC-AC=118
SC-CSC=244
DSC-SC=339
ASCI-DSC=995
ASC II-ASCI=655
IC-ASC II=257
Of the 2,707 senior officers promoted 204 are support staff.
The Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) congratulated the newly appointed and promoted Officers. He further charged them to justify the confidence reposed in them.
