President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the
resignation of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Alhaji
Dikko Abdullahi.
With the acceptance, Abdullahi is expected to
proceed on voluntary retirement from Tuesday (today).
He had earlier written a letter dated August 3 to
the President in which he notified Buhari of his desire to proceed on voluntary
retirement from Tuesday.
Buhari’s approval of Abdullahi’s request was
dated August 14 and personally signed by the President.
He thanked the NCS boss for his services to the
country in the last six years.
The President’s letter was titled, “Voluntary
retirement from the Nigeria Customs Service.”
The approval read, “Dear, Alhaji D.I. Abdullahi.
I write to acknowledge the receipt of your letter Ref. No. NCS/ADM/HQ/P. 35802
of 3rd August, 2015 conveying your decision to voluntarily retire from the
Nigeria Customs Service with effect from Tuesday, August 18, 2015.
“I note with appreciation your services to this
nation, especially as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service in
the last six years.
“Accordingly, I hereby approve your voluntary
retirement from the Nigeria Customs Service with effect from 18th of August,
2015.
“I wish you the very best in your future
endeavours.
“Yours sincerely, Muhammadu Buhari.”
Abdullahi had in his letter to the President
thanked him for the confidence and trust reposed on him since he (Buhari) was
inaugurated on May 29.
He said by August 18, he would be six years in
office as the Comptroller-General of the NCS.
He recalled that on assumption of office, he
articulated a six-point agenda which he vigorously pursued.
He said the agenda had positively impacted on the
efficiency and performance of officers of the service and had drastically
changed the negative perception of the service.
He listed the six-point agenda to include
capacity building, introduction of e-Customs, enhancing productivity through
improved welfare package, moral rebirth for discipline and integrity in
service, collaboration and partnering stakeholders and international
organisations, as well as fostering understanding of the Service in the eye of
the general public using an intensified and a well-coordinated public relations
platform.
He added that the decision to resign “is taken
with a view to allowing young people to take over the mantle of leadership of
the service in order to sustain and improve on my legacy.”
The President has yet to name Abdullahi’s
successor at the time of filing this report.
Speaking with State House correspondents shortly
after paying a farewell visit to President Buhari at the Presidential Villa,
Abuja on Monday, Abdullahi said he had nothing to fear about the ongoing
investigation of revenue-earning agencies being conducted by the Federal
Government.
Abdullahi said revenue appreciated under his
watch by 20 per cent.
He said, “The only way the NCS can move forward
is by sacrifice; to give chance to others so that they can continue with the
legacy that we have up in place.
“Revenue appreciated by 20 per cent from when I
took over and the officers that did the work are still around and I think that
the NCS, I stand to be corrected, is the only service that is fully automated
in the system of operation.
“We have no fear. The time I’m leaving is the
time I feel those young ones that have developed the software can manage the
software.
“So, that is basically the reason.”
Source:punchng
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