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Effective Border Management : CG Nigeria Customs Service Visits Buhari, Emir Of Daura

By update Mar 13, 2024 #Cover
From left: Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, presents a souvenir to the Emir of Daura, Dr. Farouk Umar Farouk during the visit.From left: Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, presents a souvenir to the Emir of Daura, Dr. Farouk Umar Farouk during the visit.

From left: Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, presents a souvenir to the Emir of Daura, Dr. Farouk Umar Farouk during the visit.
From left: Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, presents a souvenir to the Emir of Daura, Dr. Farouk Umar Farouk during the visit.

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, at the weekend, visited the former President Muhammadu Buhari and his Royal Highness, the Emir of Daura, Dr. Farouk Umar Farouk to solicit their cooperation on effective management of the nation’s land borders in Katsina State.

This visit is in continuation of the CG’s strategic stakeholders’ engagement to ensure effective policing of the borders.

Adeniyi’s first port of call was the Daura residence of former President Buhari, where he expressed profound appreciation to the former president for his pivotal role in the enactment of the Nigeria Customs Service Act, 2023.

According the CGC, the act is a: legislative milestone which “grants the NCS expanded authority to implement policies aimed at bolstering revenue generation and facilitating trade, thus contributing significantly to Nigeria’s economic growth trajectory.”

CGC Adeniyi who disclosed that his recent visit to the Maiadua Border in Kongolam was in line with President Bola Tinubu’s directive aimed at ameliorating the socio-economic challenges faced by Nigerians said: “I will also use this occasion to brief you on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directives that all trucks of food carrying exports across the border that were seized by Customs be returned to the traders with the hope that they would plow them back into the Nigerian markets.”

He stated that the Service is responsible for ensuring that food security becomes an integral and essential element of national power.

“I would like to assure you that we may continue to work for the peace, progress, and security of Nigeria, those key ideals that you have worked for, in all your years, in your career in the military, and what you did as president and now as a statesman”, the CGC said.

In response, former President Buhari graciously appreciated Adeniyi’s visit, commending the NCS for its crucial role in border protection, which he deemed indispensable for safeguarding national security interests.

CGC Adeniyi then embarked on another significant visit to the Emir of Daura, Dr. Farouk Umar Farouk, at his palace in Daura, Katsina State.

This visit aimed to strengthen the longstanding partnership between the NCS and the esteemed Daura Emirate.

Reflecting on past interactions with the former Comptroller-General of Customs, Dikko Inde Abdullahi, Adeniyi reaffirmed his confidence in the collective efforts of the NCS and other security agencies to combat threats to national security, including the scourge of banditry and insurgency.

In response, Emir Farouk Umar Farouk extended warm appreciation to Adeniyi for the visit, pledging unwavering support to the NCS in its pursuit of excellence.

The Emir urged Adeniyi to remain resolute in his duties and to demonstrate zero tolerance for individuals undermining national security and economic stability.

Meanwhile, in a symbolic gesture underscoring the enduring bond between the NCS and the Daura Emirate, Emir Farouk Umar Farouk honored Adeniyi with the traditional title of ‘Mabuɗin Hausa’ and pledged to formally confer the title on him at a later date.

The Comptroller-General of Customs reiterated that the visit to these distinguished personalities serves as poignant reminders of the interconnectedness between governmental institutions and traditional authorities in fostering national cohesion, security, and progress.

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