A group photograph of officers after the hand over ceremony.
Story by Dili Utomi.
The spate of change sweeping through the ranks of the Nigeria Customs Service continued on Monday with the change of leadership at Oyo/Osun Area Command at Ibadan. Comptroller Jaiyeoba, BA passed the baton of leadership to Comptroller Oramalugo B who has now assumed the mantle of leadership at the Command while Jaiyeoba himself has moved on to the premier Port in Nigeria housing the Apapa Command of the NCS.
At the handing over ceremony inside the Command conference room, the outgoing Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Babajide Jaiyeoba, who steered the activities of the Command from February 2022 to September 2023, welcomed and congratulated the incoming Customs Area Controller on his posting to the Oyo/Osun Area Command. He disclosed that the Command under his leadership surpassed its revenue target for the year 2022 while adding that the Command so far had collected the sum of ₦47,408,251,086.73 as revenue and made various seizures of uncustom goods with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of ₦308,282,459.00 for the period of January-September 2023.
The symbolic passing of the flag.
He appreciated officers and men of the Command for their cooperation, display of professionalism and resilience, as he emphasised that these qualities enabled the Command to achieve set objectives.
Finally, he urged all Command officers to ensure they keep working as a team, perform their duties within the ambits of the law guiding the Service and to extend the same cooperation he received to his successor.
The signing of the hand over notes. Left is CAC Oramalugo and to the right is Comptroller Jaiyeoba.
The incoming Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Ben Oramalugo (PhD) in his address appreciated the Almighty God for life and the solemn occasion of the handing over. He highlighted the core duties of Customs officers as revenue generation, trade facilitation and the suppression of smuggling which he stated are the mandates he is going to uphold.
He appreciated his predecessor Comptroller Babajide Jaiyeoba for the extensive work done and the laudable achievements during his tour at Oyo/Osun Area Command, as he promised that he would continue from where he stopped.
He urged all officers to extend to him the same cooperation given to his predecessor, to enable the Command achieve set objectives and attain greater heights. He wished his predecessor well at his new deployment and in all his future endeavors.
Finally, he emphasised that he runs an open door policy and he hopes that the Command officers would continue to objectively criticise Command operations with the aim of improving the Command’s service delivery.
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