In response to the retirement of certain management officials within the Service, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given his approval for the appointment of new Deputy Comptroller Generals (DCGs) and Assistant Comptroller Generals (ACGs).

The announcement was made by Abdullahi Maiwada, the National Public Relations Officer of the Service.

According to the statement, “Following the appointment of the Acting Comptroller General of Customs Bashir Adewale Adeniyi on 19 June 2023 and the retirement of some management members in the Service, the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces Federal Republic Nigeria, President Bola Ahmad Tinubu GCFR has approved the appointment of the following Deputy Comptroller Generals (DCGs) and Assistant Comptroller Generals (ACGs):

a. DCG Festus Okun
b. DCG Musa Baba Abdullahi
c. DCG Albashir Hamisu
d. ACG Kamardeen Olumoh
e. ACG Auwal Baba Mohammed
f. ACG Adeogun Alajogun

“While thanking the retired members of the management for their meritorious service, the Acting Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR congratulated the newly appointed Officers and charged them to redouble their efforts to ensure the Service achieves greater heights in its mandates of revenue generation, suppression of smuggling and trade facilitation.”