Customs name six DCGs to replace retired officers

 The Nigerian Customs Service on Monday announced the appointment of six Acting Deputy Comptrollers-General in the ongoing re-organisation in the service.

The service, in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Mr Wale Adeniyi, stated that appointment had been approved by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.).

It said the six officers, who are Assistant Comptrollers-General, will occupy the positions of Deputy-Comptrollers-General in acting capacity.

Those appointed are ACG Idris Suleiman (Finance Administration and Technical Service);  ACG Iya Umar (Tariff and Trade); ACG Dan Ugo (Enforcement, Investigation and Inspection); and ACG Grace Adeyemo (Excise, FTZ and Industrial Incentive), ACG Austin Warikoru (Human Resource Development) and ACG Paul Ukaigwe (Strategic Research and Policy).
Similarly, the statement said Ali approved the appointment of eight Comptrollers to occupy the positions of Assistant Comptrollers-General created in the exercise.

The eight comptrollers, who are to occupy the new offices in acting capacity, are Umar Sanusi (ACG Headquarters); Comptroller Funsho Adegoke (ACG Information and Communications Technology);   Comptroller Mohammed Abbas (ACG Board) and Comptroller Olatunji Aremu (Command  and Staff College), Comptroller Charles Edike (Zonal Coordinator Zone ‘A’); Comptroller Abubakar Dangaladima (Zonal Coordinator Zone ‘B’);   Comptroller Azarema Abdulkadir (Zonal Coordinator Zone ‘C’) and  Comptroller Chidi Augustine (Zonal Coordinator Zone ‘D’).

The statement also said seven senior officers were equally redeployed in the new exercise.

Those affected are ACG Adesina Odunmbaku (Finance and Technical Service);  ACG Robert Alu (Tariff and Trade);  ACG Ade Dosumu (Enforcement and Drugs) and ACG Monday Abueh (Excise and Industrial Incentive), ACG Ahmed Mohammed (Human Resource Management); ACG Patience Iferi (Strategic Research and Policy) and   Comptroller Aminu Abba (Technical Services).