By Blaise Elumezie
The duo of Mr. Chidera Oganuzor, the MD/CEO of Oldest Global Resources Limited and Deacon Rtn. Chinedu Ikenga, the Group Manager, Prestige Associates Limited, have expressed their delight on the achievements of CAC Baba Imam at Onne II Customs Command, Rivers State.
The freight forwarders, who described Comptr. Imam as a proactive Customs Area Comptroller, noted that his achievements in less than 3 months of assumption in office as the CAC will remain indelible in the history of the command.
Earlier in his address, Comptroller Baba Imam said: “Indeed, it is a great privilege for us to have the ACG, heads of various military and para-military establishments, and other critical stakeholders grace this momentous occasion and we feel overwhelmed by your presence.”
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Comptr. Imam went further to State that the commissioned projects were product of Corporate Social Services initiated by the command and supported by compliant and tractable stakeholders within the command.
He welcomed the command’s vision of having a conducive training and conference center and made it a reality, in order to keep both officers and stakeholders in the loop with the best international practices on import and export guidelines.
According to Imam: “The conference center to be commissioned has a 110 seating capacity while the training center has 40.”
“The essences is to sustain synergy, collaboration and to give sense of belonging to our stakeholders, who transact a legitimate business within the command, a sit out was equally constructed for them to use while conducting their businesses.”
Comptroller Imam also used the medium to appreciate the management of West Africa Container Terminal, Don Climax Bonded Terminal, Odest Bonded Terminal, and the Association of Nigeria Customs Licensed Agents (ANLCA), Onne chapter, for their direct commitment to the course of the projects.
Other stakeholders also acknowledge and appreciated by the CAC include: Prestige Bonded Terminal, Kingsoo Bonded Terminal, international traders association and other numerous stakeholders, who came together and gave their necessary support and cooperation in achieving the tremendous infrastructural development.
In his words: “As part of our appreciation, the Command will recognize the stakeholders that played a key role in the construction and establishment of these conference and training facilities.”
“Aside the command’s appreciation letters, am glad to inform you that the CGC has sent a commendation letter. These commendation and recognition letters will be presented by the ACG to our eminent stakeholders.”
“Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, the command assures that these facilities will be put to effective use, and guarantees also that they are open for use to all our stakeholders.”
“So, I urge you to apply to my Office when the need arises, stating the purpose of its use, and I assure you, the request would be granted.”
“These facilities will serve as a morale booster to officers, so that they will continue to be more productive in trade facilitation and revenue generation activities through training and meetings that would enhance our performance and productivity.”
“Distinguished guests, ladies, and gentlemen, the command pledges to continue to initiate similar projects and remain in the forefront in the execution of such projects to ensure efficiency and efficacy in service delivery.”
“I will not relent to remind our stakeholders to continue complying with the government’s extant laws on import and export. Furthermore, let me reiterate here that legitimate importers and exporters shall continue to have access to us at all times.”
“We shall consistently adopt mechanism that will ensure the removal of bottlenecks associated with import and export. We are resolute and committed to trade facilitation as one of our cardinal mandate, Comptr. Imam stated.