The Nigerian Customs Service has appointed six new Deputy Comptrollers General, DCG, to replace those who were pushed out of the service last week.
The officers, who are of the rank of Assistant Comptroller-General, ACG, will occupy the positions of DCG in acting capacity, according to a statement by Customs Spokesman, Wale Adeniyi.
Their appointments were approved by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (retd).
Those appointed as DCGs are: ACG Idris Suleiman (Finance Administration and Technical Service); ACG Iya Umar (Tariff and Trade) ; ACG Dan Ugo (Enforcement Investigation and Inspection); ACG Grace Adeyemo (Excise, FTZ & Industrial Incentives); ACG Austin Warikoru (Human Resource Development) and ACG Paul Ukaigwe (Strategic Research and Policy).
Eight Comptrollers were similarly moved up to the positions of Assistant Comptrollers-General created in the exercise. They are to occupy the new offices in acting capacity.
They are: Comptroller Umar Sanusi mni (ACG Headquarters); Comptroller Funsho Adegoke (ACG ICT): Comptroller Mohammed Abbas (ACG Board); Comptroller Olatunji Aremu mni (Command & Staff College); Comptroller Charles Edike (Zonal Coordinator Zone ‘A’; Comptroller Abubakar Dangaladima (Zonal Coordinator Zone ‘B’); Comptroller Azarema Abdulkadir (Zonal Coordinator Zone ‘C’); Comptroller Chidi Augustine (Zonal Coordinator Zone ‘D’).
Seven officers were equally redeployed in the new exercise. They are: ACG Adesina Odunmbaku (Finance and Technical Service); ACG Robert Alu (Tariff and Trade); ACG Ade Dosumu (Enforcement and Drugs); ACG Monday Abueh mni (Excise & Industrial Incentive); ACG Ahmed Mohammed mni (Human Resource Management); ACG Patience Iferi (Strategic Research and Policy) and Comptroller Aminu Abba (Technical Services).
Adeniyi said the changes take immediate effect.
