As a testament to his doggedness and commitment to service, the Area Controller, Tincan Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Comptroller Dera Nnadi, had the light shine on him and the Command at the CGC Award Night Ceremony held on Friday November 29, 2024 in Abuja, having clinched an Award and a Certificate of Excellence at the ceremony.
Nnadi was celebrated by colleagues and stakeholders at the Award ceremony, having clinched an Award for Distinctive Performance and another Award of Excellence for Work place Transformation given his leadership and commitment to deliver on his mandates at the Tincan Island Port.
The awards, were presented to him by the Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, who recognised the Command for its various achievements, transformation, and innovative solutions to ensure trade facilitation.
The awards read “Winner CGC’s Special Award For Work Place Transformation as well as ‘In Recognition of your Distinctive Performance and Commitment to the Ideas and Vision of the Nigeria Customs Service.”
Under the leadership of Nnadi, the Command generated N 1.2trillion as revenue into government coffers as of November 2024 and successfully remodelled the Tincan Island Port Command administrative building built over 40 years ago.
The Area Controller dedicated the achievements recorded to the officers and men of the Command.
He said the achievements came as a result of teamwork, commitment, focus, and dedication of all the officers of the Command.
Nnadi expressed appreciation to Adeniyi, for the support given to the Command and honour bestowed on him.
He also called for continuous support from all stakeholders
He further described the award as a call for increased commitment and a challenge to sustain and improve on the pace of work at the Command .
Nnadi also urged Business men and women at the Tincan Island Port to take advantage of the Trade modernisation project initiatives of the CGC to ensure the use of technology at the Port, Trade facilitation and paperless port procedures.
The CAC admonished officers of the Command to see the awards as a motivation and challenge to work harder.