By Ajibola Adedoye
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred an “Outstanding Revenue Collection” Award on the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, at the Nigeria Excellence Award in Public Service (NEAPS) on Saturday, July 6, 2024.
The award ceremony which took place at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja was put together to fete Adeniyi’s significant achievements in profit generation since his appointment as Comptroller-General of Customs in June 2023.
Senator Kashim Shettima, Nigeria:s Vice President, representing President Tinubu, emphasised that the awards were about embedding a culture of recognition and reward in the public service morality.
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He conveyed the President’s communication that public institutions are not personal enterprises and that public servants are workers of the Nigerian people.
In a chat with journalists, CGC Adeniyi affirmed his commitment to advancing Nigeria’s frugality through revenue collection and trade facilitation.
He thanked the President, the SGF, and NEAPS for the recognition, stating, “This national recognition is a challenge for the Service to double its sweats in making this country proud. It motivates public officers to devote themselves and perform diligently in office.”
In his submission, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, prompted the award recipients to continue their exemplary work.
He emphasised that the named individualities and organisations were chosen grounded on objective criteria from both the public and private sectors.
Akume stressed NEAPS as an award recognising invention, leadership, and significant benefactions to public service and the nation’s development.
Among the 44 donors of the Nigeria Excellence Awards in Public Service were Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, Chief of Staff to the President Femi Gbajabiamila, and Deputy Chief of Staff to the President (Office of the Vice President), Senator Ibrahim Hadejia. Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, Seyi Makinde, the Governor of Oyo State, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State, Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, and Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah of Enugu State were recognised for their sector-specific interventions.
Other honorees included FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso, President of Dangote Group Alhaji Aliko Dangote, former SGF Boss Mustapha, and Author/ president of Zenith Bank Chief Jim Ovia.
NEAPS is an annual recognition program organised in collaboration with the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), celebrating individualities who have made exceptional benefactions to public service within the antedating time.
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