The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has tasked two eminent figures, former President Muhammadu Buhari and the Emir of Daura, Umar Farouk to support safe border management.
Adeniyi, on tour of border communities, was at the Daura residence of former President Buhari, where he expressed profound appreciation for the former president’s pivotal role in the emergence of the Nigeria Customs Service Act, 2023.
“This legislative milestone grants the NCS expanded authority to implement policies aimed at bolstering revenue generation and facilitating trade, thus contributing significantly to Nigeria’s economic growth trajectory,” Adeniyi told Buhari.
He said his recent visit to the Maiadua Border in Kongolam was premised on the directive of President Bola Tinubu to ameliorate the socio-economic challenges faced by Nigerians.
“I will also use this occasion to brief you on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directives that all trucks of food carrying exports across the border that were seized by Customs be returned to the traders with the hope that they would plow them back into the Nigerian markets,” Adeniyi told Buhari.
He said the Service is determined to ensure that food security becomes an integral and essential element of national power.
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“I would like to assure you that we may continue to work for the peace, progress, and security of Nigeria, those key ideals that you have worked for, in all your years, in your career in the military, and what you did as president and now as a statesman,” said the CGC.
Buhari commended the NCS for its crucial role in border protection, which he described as indispensable for safeguarding national security.
Adeniyi at the palace of the Daura Palace, emphasised the need to strengthen the longstanding partnership between the NCS and the esteemed Daura Emirate.
Reflecting on past interactions with the former Comptroller-General of Customs, Dikko Inde Abdullahi, Adeniyi reaffirmed his confidence in the collective efforts of the NCS and other security agencies to combat threats to national security, including the scourge of banditry and insurgency.
Emir Farouk extended warm appreciation to Adeniyi for the visit, pledging unwavering support to the NCS in its pursuit of excellence.
The Emir urged Adeniyi to remain resolute in his duties and to demonstrate zero tolerance for individuals undermining national security and economic stability.
Moreover, in a symbolic gesture underscoring the enduring bond between the NCS and the Daura Emirate, the royal father honored Adeniyi with the traditional title of ‘Mabuɗin Hausa’ and pledged to formally confer the title upon him in due course.
The Comptroller-General of Customs reiterated that the visit to these distinguished personalities serves as reminders of the cooperation between governmental institutions and traditional authorities in fostering national cohesion, security and progress.
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