BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints Adewale Adeniyi As Comptroller-General of Customs
- President Bola Tinubu has confirmed Adewale Adeniyi’s appointment as CG of the Nigeria Customs
- This was made known in a statement signed and issued on Friday, October 20, in Abuja, by Willie Bassey, Director of Information, Office of the SGF
- The president tasks Adeniyi to bring his wealth of experience to bear on his new national assignment
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State House, Abuja - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday, October 20, approved the appointment of Adewale Adeniyi (MFR) as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).
Source: Twitter
Tinubu tasks new Customs boss
The appointment takes effect from Thursday, October 19, 2023, and his tenure is in accordance with the extant provisions of the Public Service Rules (PSR).
The director, information, for Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Willie Bassey, made this known on Friday, in a statement shared via the X page (formerly Twitter) of the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation.
"The President tasks him to bring his wealth of experience to bear on his new assignment," part of the statement reads.
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Ajuri Ngelale, the special adviser to the president on media and publicity announced the appointment in a terse statement issued on Thursday, October 19.
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Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the special adviser to the president on media and publicity, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Thursday and noted that Mr. Ibrahim's appointment takes immediate effect.
Tinubu sacks NBC DG, NAN MD, NTA DG, appoints replacements
Meanwhile, President Tinubu on Thursday, October 19, ordered the sack of some heads of some government agencies under the Ministry of Information.
Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the special adviser to the president on media publicity, made this known through a statement issued on Thursday.
According to the statement shared by @DOlusegun, an aide to the president on social media via X page (formerly Twitter), Tinubu immediately appointed their replacements with immediate effect.
Source: Legit.ng
