By Abba Collins
Satisfied with the performance of the Comptroller General of Customs for one year in office, the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) has lauded the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi for living up to expectation.
This was contained in a statement jointly signed by the President of Maran, Mr Godfrey Bivbere, and the Secretary, Mr Babajide Okeowo.
In their statement, Mr Bivbere and Okeowo said that prior to the appointment of Bashir Adewale as CGC, the service was in desperate need of a highly skilled individual to lead and manage its operations and one year after, Adewale has not only met the expectations placed upon him but has exceeded them.
The association expressed their excitement about the numerous accomplishments of the CGC in just one year of being in charge.
These achievements include generating revenue, improving the performance of the service, collaborating with other agencies, and restoring professionalism.
“Many stakeholders and Nigerians have been calling for a career service officer to lead the service, so they were relieved when he was appointed as the CG of Customs.”
There were high expectations from stakeholders and the public to see how well he would perform.
“The association is glad to know and see that CG Adeniyi has not disappointed, in fact, he has performed beyond expectation in repositioning the service for optimal performance and as a critical stakeholder and the fourth estate of the realm, we are super excited by his performance and as such, we extend our heartfelt congratulations to him” Bivbere stated.
On his part, Okeowo praised the CG for his numerous partnerships with other sister agencies and for establishing an exceptional instance of how government agencies should cooperate.
“One thing that has set CGC Adeniyi apart from his predecessors is his ability to foster collaboration with other sister agencies, hardly will a week pass without reading about one collaboration or the other which is a testament to his vast knowledge of the service and his level of acceptance” he said.