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Customs officers must declare their assets within 14 days

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The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hammed Ali, has issued a circular, directing all officers and men of the Nigeria Customs Service to declare their assets within 14 days.comptroller general hameed ali

In the circular signed by the comptroller-general himself and addressed to all deputy comptrollers-general, zonal coordinators and customs area controllers, he said the new measure was aimed at ensuring transparency and compliance with the rule of law.

Giving further clarifications, he said the directive was in compliance with “the Bank Employees Declaration of Assets Act Cap B1 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004”.

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The circular posited that, 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 deemed fit.

“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.

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The comptroller-general observed that many officers had not complied with the provisions of the act over the years, stating that the 14-day ultimatum for compliance would be strictly enforced.

Source: PremiumTimes

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