Shuaibu Takes Over As Ogun II Customs Controller, Tasks Stakeholders On Compliance

Immediate past Zonal Coordinator of the Comptroller General of Customs (CGC) Strike Force Team, Zone A, DC Amadu Shuaibu has taken over as Acting Controller of Ogun 2 command from Comptroller Saleh Tadi Bala, who is proceeding on retirement after 35 years of service .
During the brief handover ceremony, Shuaibu informed producers, manufacturers and stakeholders who operate within the command that they would have no problems with him as long as they remain compliant and play by the rules of engagement.
Shuaibu, who was redeployed on Thursday, September 29, 2022, commended his predecessor for directing the command in the right structure for the collection of government revenue, he pledged that the manufacturers, producers and stakeholders in the area should be law abiding and keep within the dictates of the extant laws, then they will find a friend in the customs service.
The outgoing Controller has done his best and it will interest you to know that Ogun 2 is an excise area and the leading area in excise revenue generation all over the country. So, we are not going to rest on our oar, we will ensure that we do not only meet the revenue target but to surpass it.
“I feel grateful to have been saddled with the responsibility of overseeing Ogun 2 and I urge you to give us the same support you accorded my predecessor to move Ogun 2 forward. I pledge that with your support we will remain be partners in progress,” he said.
Earlier the out gone area controller having introduced his successor, thanked the stakeholders who graced the ceremony in their numbers for their support and for patience to key into new policies of government such as the slight adjustment in the duty of carbonated drinks.
He described Shuaibu as an unapologetic revenue collector and urged the stakeholders to give him every support that he enjoyed for the period of almost two years he spent at the command.
“During my maiden meeting with you in November 2020, l remember telling you that my mandate was to accelerate, expand, guide and ensure that all the processes involved in the excise and manufacturing sectors are obeyed and followed.
“I am happy that you co-operated, I want you to extend the same to my successor. His name Shuaibu alone suggests that he is an uncompromising tax collector and administrator and if you remain compliant, it will be best for everybody,” he stated.
Stakeholders thanked Bala for being an exceptional officer and wished him the best in his future endeavours.
It will be recalled that while Shuaibu held sway as coordinator of the strike force, he recorded massive seizures of illegal exports in restricted wildlife, protected species, unprocessed woods and assortments of contraband items.
Under his watch, the strike force also shifted strategy from focusing more on imports to identifying export irregularities, resulting in regular recovery of revenue receipts.
The ICT driven trade regime, team player, meticulous manager of material and human capital resources, Shuaibu is expected to bring his wealth of experience to bear in the command, which operation is more or less based on industrial and excise duty collection.