Compt Olomu Dusts Others, Clinches Three Awards for Excellence, Revenue, Comptroller of the Year

Compt Olomu Dusts Others, Clinches Three Awards for Excellence, Revenue, Comptroller of the Year.

By Joe Njoku,
Global Freight News.

The Apapa Premier Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service and it’s Area Controller, Dr. Babatunde Olomu has been honoured with three Awards at the just concluded Comptroller-General of Customs in Abuja.

Compt Olomu clinched the Award for Revenue Collection, Award of excellence for outstanding feats and Award as the Best Controller of the Year.

Comptroller Olomu, who was celebrated by colleagues, friends and stakeholders stood out as the star of the night, emerging “Best Controller of the Year” for His exceptional leadership and improving on the Command’s capacity to deliver on its mandates at the Apapa Port Command.

The three Awards which were presented to the command on Friday, November 29, 2024 at a ceremony hosted by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, recognised the command for its various groundbreaking achievements in the areas of revenue collection, Anti-smuggling and trade facilitation.

For the first time in the history of the command to generate#2 trillion as revenue into government coffers as 174 November 20, 2024 under the leadership of Comptroller Babatunde Olomu. The command raised the bar of preventing revenue leakage and achieving maximum collection, even in the face of low trade volume.

With hands on daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly evaluation of its activities, the command has been attuned to getting all officers to resume duty early, process all entries timely, carry out diligent examination and shun compromise in discharging of their duties.

Shortly after receiving the awards, Comptroller Olomu while holding the plagues and certificates dedicated the honour to all officers and men of the command.

He described the achievements as a teamwork, dedication, focus and cooperation. He said no me leader can excel without supportive lieutenants and called for continuous support as we enter the last month of the year 2024.

While thanking the Comptroller-General of Customs for the honour bestowed on him, he said, “As the number one Customs officer in Nigeria, CGC Adeniyi has been a source of inspiration and good example for all officers to emulate.”

He further described the Award as a motivation for selflessness, call for increased commitment and a challenge to sustain and improve on the tempo of work at the command which will cascade to all bonded terminals attached to the command.

He therefore urged all port users to rededicate themselves to national service by being law abiding and reporting suspected unlawful acts in the Port to the service and other security agencies.

He praised the import and export traders for using the Apapa Premier Port within the period of his leadership. He implored them to operate in full compliance with the guidelines for their trade.
He specifically commended exporters who pioneered export activities under the Guided Trade Initiative (GTI) of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA).

He urged more Nigerian business men and women to take advantage of the ease of doing business initiative to use the Apapa Port. He invited them to tap into the simplified procedures being put in place by the CGC under an evolving modernisation regime to trade shamelessly.