By Musa Na Allah Sokoto
The Zonal Coordinator of the Nigeria Customs Service in charge of Zone “B”, Assistant Comptroller General of Customs (ACG) Sambo Kaliel (Dangaladima), has on Friday held an interaction session with Customs stakeholders in Sokoto/Zamfara Area Command while on a working visit to the area command
The stakeholders at interaction with the ACG include the leaders of Customs license Agents, the Car Dealers Association of Nigeria Sokoto State Chapter, and the National Association of Onion Producers and Marketers of Nigeria.
According to the Command’s spokesperson, SC Abdullahi Tsafe Abubakar, the meeting aimed to build a more efficient and effective system of trade facilitation within the jurisdiction of the Command.
In his remarks, ACG Dangaladima informed stakeholders of the effort made by the service under the leadership of Comptroller General Bashir Adewale Adeniyi to ensure a hitch-free trade facilitation in line with world best practices.
He said the renewed efforts by the service include the deployment of trade facilitation tools such as the Authorized Economic Operator program (AEO), Time release studies (TRS), and Advance Ruling (AR) all geared towards strengthening international trade.
He however urged stakeholders to fully comply and be mindful of the Nigerian Customs extant laws.
The Sokoto/Zamfara Area Controller, Comptroller Kamal Mohammed extols the ACG’s commitment to excellence and unwavering support to the Command which has inspired officers and men of the area command.
He further stated that “Zone B covers the largest landmass among four zones in the service, making comprehensive oversight of the zone difficult undue to many challenges.
“No ACG has ever completed a full tour of all Commands in the Zone, hence in defiance of such obstacles, ACG Dangaladima has made history as a result of his commitment to conduct assessment of Commands under his zone.
Comptroller Kamal encouraged stakeholders to forward their observations suggestions, challenges, and recommendations, adding that the ACG is a committed leader who relied heavily on their feedback.
The State Chairman of the Sokoto State Association of Customs License Agents, Aminu Dan’iya eulogized the ACG for organizing such an engagement; he said, is the first of its kind in the last 10 years.
He assured the ACG that his members would be law-abiding and compliant.
ACG Dangaladima while also holding a separate session with officers and men of the command advised them to be the embodiment of the service with moto (justice and honesty)
