Change Of Baton At Apapa Customs Command,As Jaiyeoba Takes Over From Mohammed
Change Of Baton At Apapa Customs Command,As Jaiyeoba Takes Over From Mohammed
…Says we will block all loop holes of revenue leakages
R-LACG Awual Baba Mohammed,handing over Apapa to Compt.Babajide Jaiyeoba,on Tuesday in Lagos
By Frank Odinukaeze
The Apapa Customs Command,on Tuesday had a change of leadership as Comptroller Babajide Jaiyeoba takes over the mantle of leadership from the out going former Controller of the command,Assistant Comptroller General (ACG) ,Auwal Baba Mohammed,who has been posted to Abuja to head the Technical Service of the NCS.
In his valedictory speech,ACG Mohammed ,gave an impressive account of his stewardship as the Apapa Command Area Controller.
He noted that under his watch the command made tremendous successes in the area of revenue collection and generation.
He said he is proud that the Apapa Command made history by being the first to generate N10bn revenue to the federal government in one single year.He added that between January to August,2023, the command generated over N676bn to the national treasury
ACG Mohammed however attributed this huge success to the dedication,hard work and steadfastness of the officers of the command
He called on the officer to extend the same cooperation ,loyalty and understanding they showed him to his successor,While urging them to rededicate themselves to service and ensure that they surpass the previous records of revenue generation.
He admonished the officers to not only meet government expectations in terms of revenue collection ,but should surpass it ,by making sure that all avenues of revenue leakages are blocked,while ensuring prevention of smuggling and enhancing trade facilitation.
Mohammed however expressed appreciation to the officers of the command for the great Successes they achieved together while he was the Area Controller.
ACG Mohammed harped on the importance of intelligence sharing ,noting that intelligence sharing was key to all the achievements the command recorded under his watch.
He noted that 48 hour cargo clearance could only be achieved through proper declaration by both importers and their agents.
He thanked the AG.CGC,Bashir Adewale Adeniyi for his encouragement and support.
While thanking the media for their support,the ACG urged them to always cross check and balance their stories before publication.
In his acceptance speech the new Area Controller of the Apapa command,Babajide Jaiyeoba ,said taking over from the out going ACG ,with all the successes he recorded ,would be a great challenge.He however affirmed that he is not afraid of challenge.
He promised to adopt an open government,while pledging team work.
His words,” My doors will remain open to both officers and critical stakeholders”.
He said trade facilitation is key in enhancing revenue generation,and therefore called for support from everyone to achieve this.
On the high revenue standard his predecessor had set , Jaiyeoba said,”Our target will be to improve on what we met on ground in terms of revenue generation.We will block all loop holes of revenue leakages”.
He thanked the Acting Controller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi for the task, with an assurance to build on the achievements of his predecessor in the area of revenue, trade facilitation, anti smuggling , promotion of customs community relations amongst others.
