Sunday, April 19, 2009

Nwadialor takes over as Nigeria Customs boss

NIGERIA CUSTOMS SERVICE GETS NEW COMPTROLLER-GENERAL

The appointment of Dr. Bernard-Shaw Nwadialo has been confirmed by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Ahaji Umaru Musa Yar-Adua GCFR as the substantive Comptroller-General of Customs.

According to an electronic statement by Mr. Joseph Atta, the Deputy Public Relations Officer of NCS, Dr. Nwadialo was decorated at the Customs Headquarters on January 23, 2009 by two members of the Nigeria Customs Service Board, Alhaji Bashir Borodo who is also the President of the Manufacturing Association of Nigeria (MAN) and Professor Abba Hassan, a representative of the Universities on the Board.

Both of them expressed confidence in the ability of the new CGC to deliver.
Responding, the new Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (CGC) thanked President Yar’Adua for the confidence reposed in him, promising to do all humanly possible to reposition the Service that will meet the challenges of the 21st century.
He said, issues of modernization, capacity building and welfare of Officers and Men will engage his attention.

It will be recalled that Dr. Nwadialo until his confirmation has been the Acting CGC since January 15, 2009 when the former CGC, Alhaji Ahmed Kajoli retired from public service.

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