Customs decorates 28 newly-promoted officers in Enugu/Anambra/Ebonyi Command

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By Iheanyi Chukwudi

Twenty-eíght newly-promoted personnel of the Nigeria Customs Service in Enugu/Anambra/Ebonyi Command were on Tuesday decorated with their new ranks in Enugu.

Decorating the newly-promoted who included 15 officers and 13 men of the Service, the Customs Area Controller for Enugu/Anambra/Ebonyi Command, Comptroller Comfort Ukpanah, charged them to serious the mission and vision of the Comptroller-General (C-G) of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi and reflect on them always.

Noting that the C-G of Customs' robust plans and transformative ideologies are aimed at repositioning the Service, Ukpanah charged all officers and men to follow the visionary leadership of the Customs boss.

The Area Controller said, "The C-G of Customs, on assumption of office, had categorically highlighted his commitment at creating an enabling environment for capacity building for career progression, which will ultimately motivate the workforce.

"It is therefore on record that the assumption of office of the C-G signaled a new dawn in the leadership style as promotion has become a regular feature in the Nigeria Customs Service, as against what was obtainable before his emergence."

She noted that promotion and elevation comes with obligations and responsibilities, adding that the newly-promoted should see their new ranks as opportunity to demonstrate capacity and competence in their "Service to the Nation".

She said, "You have been selected and found worthy after a rigorous process and it therefore expected of you to justify the confidence reposed in you by the C-G of Customs and his Management Team.

"I urge you to have at the back of your mind that true success is not measured by personal achievements but by the legacy, support and mentorship left behind.

I, therefore, urge you to mentor your subordinate through the new roles that will be assigned to you with your new ranks, in line with the mantra of the C-G of Customs and his management."

Responding on behalf of other promoted and decorated personnel, an Assistant Controller

of Customs, Pascal Igwe, appreciated God as well as the C-G of Customs, Adeniyi, and his management team for the promotion and uplift to a new rank.

Igwe, assured the C-G of Customs and the Comptroller that "we are aware of the responsibility before us and we will redouble our dedication to achieve more.

"We are assuring the customs authorities that we do all within our capacity to exceed all expectations attached to our new ranks and do more."