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Customs men pay tribute as Dikko bows out

Customs men pay tribute as Dikko bows out

by magna / Thursday, 20 August 2015 / Published in Capital Market News

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From Isaac Anumihe, Abuja

MEN and officers of the Nige­rian Customs Service (NCS) were shocked and in disbelief last Tuesday when their im­mediate past boss, Mr. Abdul­lahi Dikko Inde, tendered his resignation to President Mu­hammadu Buhari after a six-year stint as the Comptroller General of Nigerian Customs.

They were in disbelief be­cause it was the first time a sitting CG would resign be­fore his tenure would expire.

It also took many by sur­prise because Dikko, as he was fondly called, endeared himself to the heart of his men through his achievements.

It was to his credit too that for the first time in the history of the NCS, its revenue profile rose from a monthly average of N30 billion to about N100 billion. Dikko is also credited for modernising the Customs Service through far-reaching reforms he introduced in his six-point agenda upon as­sumption of office.

At the headquarters of the service people could be seen in clusters discussing the man that brought so much transfor­mation to the service. One of the officers who spoke anony­mously to Daily Sun said that Dikko warmed himself to the heart of many with his six-point agenda, which led to the radical renovation of customs quarters coupled with the pro­vision of improved medical facilities. He was also credited for improving trainings and general welfare of Customs staff and their families.

According to him, before Dikko was appointed Cus­toms CG, Customs barracks was similar to Nigeria Po­lice barracks where there was no order. But Inde was able to clean up the mess and re­stored orderliness and respect for members of the service.

Some of his achievements include maximising the po­tentials of the service through capacity building, moral re­birth for discipline and integ­rity in the service in tandem with the nation’s current re-branding agenda and incen­tivitising productivity and ensuring an enhanced welfare package for officers and men of the service.

He equally consolidat­ed on the current e-Customs through Automated System of Customs Data (ASYCUDA) for international best practic­es and fostered understanding of the service in the eye of the general public, using an inten­sified and a well- coordinated public relations platform.

Others include the purchase of 120 units three-bedroom detached duplexes hous­ing estate commissioned by former President Goodluck Jonathan and construction of residential housing estate for Comptroller General and members of the management team.

Inde also constructed a first class hospital at Karu, Abuja and recruited over 10,144 youths comprising degree holders, HND, OND, NCE, WAEC and drivers from 2009 to date to boost workforce of the service.

He equally purchased about 400 units of Toyota Hi­lux vans for border patrol op­erations and 3,800 AK47 as­sault rifles with ammunition for anti-smuggling operations in addition to training of 200 special anti-terrorism squad by expert instructors from South Africa to prepare them for the challenges of recent developments in the north eastern part of the country.

Today, with the number of the deployed officers man­ning the ruling centre, coordi­nating the workings of “single window network” Nigerian trade hub and Pre-Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) applications, there is a better performance compared to the service provider regime. For instance, the Customs admin­istration under Dikko now handles classifications, valu­ation and inspection thereby saving the government the initial 1 per cent CISS paid to the erstwhile service pro­viders, which totalled (from 2004 -2012) N253.9 billion.

Other notable performanc­es to justify the cost saved for government, while maintain­ing the officer’s normal sala­ries within the period of its commencement in adminis­tering the destination inspec­tion are as follows:

From January 1 to July 31, 2014, a total number of 163,047 PAARs was is­sued with a total value of N4,350,132,031,031,101 .0:82 and with a Compre­hensive Import Supervision Scheme (CISS) saved value (for the government) of N221,180,939,893:16.

A comparison between the actual monthly import duty revenue and PAAR revenue profile and performance for the period January to June of 2010 and January to June 2014, showed a total differ­ence of N78,036,601,539:10.

Dikko whose resigna­tion took effect from August 18, 2015 had perceived that the President Muhammadu Buhari government would not be fair to him decided to throw in the towel early this month.

On August 3, 2015, he sent his resignation letter to the President who on August 14, 2015, acknowledged its receipt.

In the letter, Abdullahi ex­pressed his satisfaction on the achievements recorded through his dogged imple­mentation of his six-point agenda, which has mod­ernised the service. A state­ment by the Public Rela­tions Officer of the Customs, Mr. Wale Adeniyi, said the president expressed the ap­preciation of government for the service which the Comp­troller General has rendered to the nation in the last six years.

Source : SunOnline

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