Nigeria’s leading maritime beat association, Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) has extended a warm congratulation to the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi on the occasion of his first anniversary as the Comptroller General of the service.
The association posited that the Customs CG has not disappointed Nigerians in handling the huge responsibilities reposed on him as the helmsman of NCS.
MARAN conveyed this appreciation in a statement signed by its President, Godfrey Bivbere and Secretary, Babajide Okeowo, recently.
The group noted that before Adeniyi’s appointment the Service was in a dire need of a core professional to steer the affairs of the service and one year after, he has lived up to the expectations reposed in him.
The association noted some achievements of the Customs CG in just one year of being in the saddle in the areas of revenue generation, repositioning the service for optimal performance, collaboration with other sister agencies and reigniting professionalism in the service.
“Many stakeholders and Nigerians in general have been clamouring for a career service officer to be at the helms of affairs of the service and so Nigerians were relieved when the announcement was made that he has been appointed as the CG of Customs.
“Like the saying goes, to whom much is given, much is expected, there was a huge expectation from stakeholders and the public in general to see how well he will perform.
“The association is glad to know and see that CG Adeniyi has not disappointed, in fact, he has performed beyond expectation in repositioning the service for optimal performance and as a critical stakeholder and the fourth estate of the realm, we are super excited by his performance and as such, we extend our heartfelt congratulations to him” the association stated.
The group praised the CG for his many collaborations with other sister agencies and for setting good precedent on what cooperation between government agencies should look like.
