Tincan Island Port CAC Hinges on Legitimate Trade To Meet, Surpass Revenue Target

           … says he will not disappoint CGC’s confidence in choosing him

The Customs Area Controller (CAC) Tincan Island Port Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Comptroller Frank Onyeka, has said that he will latch on Legitimate trade and businesses to meet and surpass the Command’s revenue target.

Onyeka revealed this in an interactive session with the executive members of the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) during a courtesy visit on Friday, to welcome him Tin-can him to the command.

He said trade facilitation is key to meeting and even exceeding target, however, he stressed that it has to be legitimate trade and businesses.

This is even as he expressed gratitude to the Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi for the confidence reposed in him while vowing to repay the CGC’s trust.

He also revealed that he has secured the buy-in of his officers to ensure that the trust reposed in him by the NCS’s management is not dashed.

“I’ll facilitate trade, but it has to be legitimate trade. That’s what I feel I should do in the strict sense.

“You know, I’m coming from the aspect of revenue. So, it is my prayer and my hope to meet my target and surpass it.

“But principally, what I am going to fight is the ability to do this job without examination. I have appealed to my officers, whatever it is they have to do, let them see the containers, once we’ve examined them, everything should be on cruise control because if you examine, you’ll now know if it’s supposed to go out or not.

“I’ve involved Customs Intelligence Unit (CIU), I’ve involved Valuation Unit, I’ve spoken to all relevant units and it’s my prayer, by the grace of God, that all of us will be on the same page to make sure that the renewed hope agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is brought to fruition,” he noted.

Continuing, he expressed gratitude to the CG Adeniyi for the confidence reposed in him and vowed never to disappoint him.

“I also appreciate our indefatigable Comptroller General Of Customs, CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi for whom I’m very grateful. He needs to be made to know that he didn’t make any mistake for him to have brought me here.

“I am very grateful to him and his management team, and I need to make him proud,” he enthused.

Onyeka also vowed to build on the foundation that has been laid by his predecessor, Assistant Comptroller General Dera Nnadi.

“In Anti-smuggling, he did well. In revenue generation, he did superbly well, same goes for infrastructure development.

“His Public Relations was top-notch, which I’m going to leverage. He was fortunate to have what I consider a very fantastic rapport with the media because that’s his background.

“I intend to leverage that. I intend to do better in that aspect,” he added.

Earlier, in his address, the President of MARAN, Mr. Godfrey Bivbere, expressed the willingness of the Association to partner the CAC and the Command to achieve the target ahead of the Command.

He reiterated the firm resolution of the association to accord Comptroller Onyeka the same support accorded to his predecessor.