Comptroller Kayode Kolade, the newly appointed Controller of the Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, has promised to build on and improve the achievements of his predecessors.
The spokesman for the command, Superintendent of Customs Abdullahi Hussaini, disclosed this in a statement released on Thursday.
Kolade made the promise when he assumed leadership of the command on Tuesday.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Kolade succeeded Timi Bomodi, who was recently appointed an Assistant Comptroller General of Customs.
Speaking shortly after the brief handover ceremony, the new Controller vowed to both “consolidate and improve upon his predecessor’s achievements.”
He expressed confidence in fulfilling the responsibilities entrusted to him by the management of the NCS, having served in various enforcement roles.
Kolade reiterated his commitment to leverage his extensive experience to navigate the complexities of the frontier command, noting his previous work at the Seme command.
The new Controller solicited the support and cooperation of officers and staff of the command, assuring them that everyone would be included in the process.
He urged officers to work as a team for the overall benefit of the country.
Bomodi, in turn, thanked the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, and the management of the NCS for the opportunity to serve as CAC and for his subsequent elevation to Acting ACG.
He appreciated the support and cooperation of officers and stakeholders and urged them to extend the same to the new CAC.
Bomodi described Kolade’s deployment as strategic and expressed optimism that the command would excel despite challenges.
The Seme spokesman noted that the new Comptroller is a seasoned customs officer with extensive experience, having served in various capacities across several customs formations.
“He has attended courses as a customs representative both within and outside the country.
“He is a recipient of numerous awards in recognition of his outstanding achievements, including the commendation letter for exceptional performance in anti-smuggling operations from former CGC, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) in 2017.
“At that time, he was serving as the Coordinator of the CGC Strike Force Team Zone ‘C’, covering South-South and South-East states.”
