Story by Dili Utomi.
An exchange of baton took place Tuesday at the Seme Command of the Nigeria Customs Service when the newly promoted Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs, Timi Bomodi handed over to Comptroller Kayode Rasheed Kolade in a brief ceremony.
A press statement emanating from the office of the public relations officer of the Command, Supretendent of Customs, Abdullahi Onawu Hussaini gives the details of the hand over thus:
“Comptroller Kayode Rasheed Kolade took over the mantle of leadership of Seme Area Command yesterday, Tuesday, 3 September 2024, following the recent appointment of the immediate past Customs Area Controller (CAC) Timi Bomodi as An Assistant Comptroller General of Customs (ACG).
Speaking at the brief handover ceremony in CAC’s office at Seme-Krake Joint Border Post, the new helmsman promised to consolidate and also improve on the achievements of his predecessor.
Comptroller Kolade expressed confidence in delivering on the responsibility bestowed on him by the management of the Nigeria Customs Service having served in different layers of the enforcement settings.
The new CAC reiterates his commitment to leverage his long-standing experiences to navigate the complexity of the frontier Command, having worked here in the past.
He solicited the support and maximum cooperation of officers and men of the Command and assured that everyone would be carried along. He charged officers to always work as a team for the overall interest of our Country.
The Ag ACG Timi Bomodi thanked the Comptroller General of Customs Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, and the management of the NCS for the opportunity to serve as CAC and his subsequent elevation as Ag ACG. He appreciates the support and cooperation of officers and stakeholders and urged officers to extend the same to the new CAC.
The Ag ACG described the deployment of Comptroller Kolade as strategic and expressed optimism that the Command will excel despite challenges.
Comptroller Kolade, a seasoned customs officer per excellence, has worked and served in different capacities across several customs formations. He has attended courses as a Customs representative both within and outside the Country.
He is a recipient of many awards in recognition of his outstanding achievements. The most cherished is the commendation letter for outstanding performance in anti-smuggling operations from the Former Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd), in 2017 while serving as the Coordinator of CGC Strike Force Team Zone ‘ C’ covering South-South and South-East states”.
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