All Officers and Men of the Nigeria Customs Service are to make full disclosure of their assets in a new measure put in place to push transparency and compliance with the rule of law.<\/p>\n
The directive on Assets Declaration is contained in a circular, signed by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hammed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) and addressed to all Deputy Comptrollers-General, Zonal Coordinators and Customs Area Controllers. <\/p>\n
The directive ordered all officers to comply within 14 days.<\/p>\n
According to the Circular, the directive on Assets Declaration is in compliance with \u201cThe Bank Employees Declaration of Assets Act Cap B1 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004. Though the Act provides
\nfor Asset Declaration by all Bank employees, it also empowers the President to extend its application to other categories of persons.<\/p>\n
Specifically, Section 12 (1) states that \u201cThe provision of this Act shall apply to the Comptroller-General, Deputy Comptroller-General, Assistant Comptroller-General, Chief Collector, Principal Collector
\nand other Officer, Staff or employee of the Nigeria Customs Service as the apply to a Chief Executive or an employee of a Bank\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Comptroller-General observed that many Officers have not complied with the provisions of the Act over the years, stating that the 14-day ultimatum for compliance will be strictly enforced.<\/p>\n
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