Customs boss, Ali orders officers to declare assets within 14 days

In a move that will most certainly come as a shock to many, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Hammed Ali, has given all officers and men of the Nigeria Customs Service 14 days to declare their assets.

According to a circular signed by Ali, a retired Colonel, and addressed to all deputy comptrollers-general, zonal coordinators and customs area controllers, the new measure was aimed at entrenching transparency and compliance with the rule of law.

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The CG also added that the new directive was in compliance with “the Bank Employees Declaration of Assets Act Cap B1 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004”.

According to the circular, although the act provides for asset declaration by all bank employees, it also empowers the president to extend its application to other categories of persons.

“Specifically, Section 12 (1) states that “The provision of this act shall apply to the comptroller-general, deputy comptroller-general, assistant comptroller-general, chief collector, principal collector and other officer, staff or employee of the Nigeria Customs Service as it applies to a chief executive or an employee of a bank,” said the circular.

The CG further observed most officers of the Nigeria Customs Service had not complied with the provisions of the act over the years, adding that the 14-day ultimatum for compliance would be strictly enforced.

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