Customs Zonal Coordinator in charge of Zone “B” Assistant Comptroller General of Customs (ACG) Sambo Dangaladima
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto –
The Customs Zonal Coordinator in charge of Zone “B” Assistant Comptroller General of Customs (ACG) Sambo Dangaladima has held interactive sessions with stakeholders in Sokoto/Zamfara geared towards enhancing better trade relationship.
Dangaladima, who had the discussion with leaders of customs license agents, car dealers association of Nigeria Sokoto chapter and National Association of onion producers and marketer of Nigeria, said the service under the leadership of it’s Comptroller General Bashir Adewale Adeniyi remained committed to hitch free trade facilitation in line with world best practices.
These according to Dangaladima include: the deployment of trade facilitation tools such as Authorized Economic Operator programme (AEO), Time release studies (TRS) and Advance Ruling (AR) all geared towards strengthening international trade.
Dangaladima in a statement by the area command’s spokesman, Abdullahi Abubakar, appealed to the business communities to always ensure compliant to Customs extant laws. He further appreciated the commitment of officers in the Area towards service delivery.
He said: “Zone B covers the largest landmass among all four zones in the service, making comprehensive oversight a significant undertaking, for a decade due to the challenges posse by this expanse, no ACG has been able to complete a full tour of all the Commands in the Zone, yet today; in defiance of these obstacles and security challenges, ACG SK Dangaladima has demonstrated his commitment to a firsthand and thorough assessment of each Command.”
The Comptroller encouraged stakeholders to bring forward their observation suggestions, challenges and recommendation, further stating that the ACG is a deeply committed leader who will rely their feedback to Comptroller General of Customs.
In response, the Chairman Sokoto Association of Customs License Agent Alhaji Aminu Dan’iya enlogized the ACG for organizing such an engagement which is one of its kind in the last 10years. He assured the ACG that his members will continue to be law abiding and compliant stakeholders.
He noted that the ACG had a session with officers and men of the command where he advised them to be embodiment of the service moto which is justice and honesty in their areas of responsibility.
