Comptroller Nnadi’s Innovative Approach Earns Him Dual Recognition at CGC Awards

Comptroller Nnadi’s Innovative Approach Earns Him Dual Recognition at CGC Awards

By Prince Benson Davies

Comptroller Dera Nnadi, the Customs Area Controller of the Tincan Island Port Command, has been recognised for his exceptional leadership and outstanding achievements with two prestigious awards at the Comptroller General of Customs (CGC) Excellence Awards held in Abuja on Friday, November 29, 2024. The awards, presented by the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, acknowledged Comptroller Nnadi’s commitment to delivering on his mandates and his innovative solutions to ensure trade facilitation at the Tincan Island Port.

Nnadi was celebrated by colleagues, friends and stakeholders at the Award ceremony
He won an Award for Distinctive Performance and another Award of Excellence for Workplace Transformation given his leadership and commitment to deliver on his mandates at the Tin Can Island Port.

The awards were presented to him by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, who recognised the command for its various achievements, transformation, and innovative solutions to ensure trade facilitation.

The awards read, “Winner CGC’s Special Award for Workplace Transformation as well as ‘in recognition of your distinctive performance and commitment to the ideas and vision of the Nigeria Customs Service.”.

Under the leadership of Comptroller Dera Nnadi, the command generated N 1.2 trillion as revenue into government coffers as of November 2024 and successfully remodelled the Tin Can Island Port command administrative building built over 40 years ago.

The Customs Area Controller dedicated the achievements recorded to officers and men of the command.
He described the achievements as a result of the teamwork, commitment, focus, and dedication of all the officers of the command.

The Customs Area Controller expressed appreciation to the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, for the support given to the command and honour bestowed on him. He also called for continuous support from all stakeholders.”

The CAC further described the award as a call for increased commitment and a challenge to sustain and improve on the pace of work at the command.

Nnadi also urged businessmen and women at the Tin Can Island port to take advantage of the trade modernisation project initiatives of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniy MFR, to ensure the use of technology at the port, trade facilitation, and paperless port procedures.

He admonished officers of the command to see the awards as a motivation and challenge to work harder.

In the recent past, Comptroller Nnadi was recognized and honoured by the chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier-General, Mohammed Buba Marwa (Rtd) during the official commissioning of the agency’s ultra-modern office at Eko Atlantic City, Victoria Island, Lagos for making significant impact in the fight against drug trafficking, safeguard the nation’s economy from illicit trade practices.”