{"id":2145,"date":"2016-01-16T09:07:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-16T08:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.faithirabor.com\/?p=2145"},"modified":"2016-01-16T09:07:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-16T08:07:00","slug":"nigeria-customs-officers-directed-to-declare-all-assets-within-14-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.faithirabor.com\/?p=2145","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria Customs officers Directed To Declare All Assets Within 14 Days!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Hammed Ali, has directed all officers and men of the Nigeria Customs Service to declare their assets within 14 days.<\/p>\n

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A circular signed by the comptroller-general and addressed to all deputy comptrollers-general, zonal coordinators and customs area controllers said the new measure was aimed at ensuring transparency and compliance with the rule of law.<\/p>\n

According to the circular, the directive was in compliance with \u201cthe Bank Employees Declaration of Assets Act Cap B1 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004\u201d.<\/p>\n

The circular said although the act provides for asset declaration by all bank employees, it also empowers the president to extend its application to other categories of persons.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpecifically, 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 and other officer, staff or employee of the Nigeria Customs Service as it applies to a chief executive or an employee of a bank,\u201d said the circular.<\/p>\n

The comptroller-general observed that many officers had not complied with the provisions of the act over the years, stating that the 14-day ultimatum for compliance would be strictly enforced.<\/p>\n

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