The House of Representatives is set to amend the Customs and Excise Management Act (CEMA) 2023 to allow for the appointment of a Comptroller General of Customs for a four-year tenure.
Chairman of the House Committee on Customs and Excise, Leke Abejide, made this known at the headquarters of the Zone A, Federal Operations Unit of the Nigerian Customs Service.
He said the current act, which provided for the appointment of a career officer to head the service, does not allow for a four-year tenure for the Comptroller General.
According to Abejide, the provision, which was initially inserted in the current act, was removed by the legal department of the service on the premise that it would negate the provisions of the civil service rules.
Abejide also informed the officers of the command that work on the zonal headquarters is in progress and will be completed within 18 months to provide them enough space to operate from.
this is incredible