NCS DEBUNKS SKEWED MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

By Innocent Orok

The Nigeria Customs Service  (NCS) has officially denied skewed appointments into its Management cadre of the Service.

Reacting to the  alleged Nothernization of the Service in some quarters by  the present management of the Customs , the Customs spokesman , Joseph Attah has issued a press statement clearifing the true reflection of the present management structure of the Service which has a wide spread geographical balance. 

The statement reads “the  attention of Nigeria Customs Service has continued to be drawn to a skewed narrative of Northernization following the recent appointments into the management cadre of the Service despite explanations by the Service at different times and fora.

” For the umpteenth time, the Service wishes to state as follows: That all the zones of the country are equally represented at the management cadre of NCS.Vacancy for new appointment is only made available through retirement resignation, dismissal or any natural cause.When any of the above occurs, such vacancies are filled by new appointments from the zone(s).

In the last few months, there have been retirements of two DCGs, one from the North East and the other from the North-West. There were also three  ACGs that exited the Service, two retired, and one  dismissed. (One  from the North-East and two  from North-West).

” Two DCG vacancies provided spaces for two  Senior serving ACGs from the same zones of North-East and North-West to be appointed to the rank of DCG. This therefore increase the number of ACG vacancies to five which must be filled from the two zones that have the vacancies.”

The statement further explained that inline with the procedures, new appointments were made.

“Consequently, inline with procedures, the following appointments in acting capacities were made, DCG Abdullahi Babani  HRD (North-East), DCG Mohammed Boyi – NCS TRADOC (NorthWest), Acting  ACG Saidu Galadima ICT /Modernization  (North-Central) and ACG SM Modibo – Zone ‘B’ (North-East). Others are ACG Uba Mohammed – E,I&I – ( North-West), ACG Hamza Gummi – T&T  North-West, and ACG Usman Dankigari, Doctrine & Development (TRADOC) North-West.

“Following above appointments, the status of the Service Management stands as listed below.