The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, has been re-elected as Chairperson of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Council.
Adeniyi was re-elected during the organisation’s 147th and 148th Council Sessions held in Brussels, Belgium.
President Bola Tinubu, in a statement issued on Friday by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, described the re-election as a historic endorsement of Adeniyi’s visionary leadership and Nigeria’s growing stature in global customs administration.
Tinubu said his recent approval of Adeniyi’s tenure extension as Comptroller-General of Customs reflected his commitment to sustaining ongoing reforms in the NCS.
Tinubu said the endorsement by the international customs community validated Adeniyi’s efforts at strengthening institutional capacity and modernising customs administration.
Tinubu noted that the NCS had recorded remarkable progress in revenue generation, trade facilitation, anti-smuggling operations, border management, and stakeholder engagement under Adeniyi’s leadership.
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Tinubu also commended the Service’s technology-driven reforms, particularly the deployment of the indigenous B’Odogwu customs clearance platform.
The president said the platform had simplified cargo clearance, reduced reliance on foreign systems, improved transparency and enhanced operational efficiency.
He stated: “Adeniyi’s unanimous re-election is not only a personal honour, but also a recognition of Nigeria’s growing influence in global customs administration.
“His leadership of the Nigeria Customs Service has been marked by bold initiatives that have improved revenue generation, strengthened border security, facilitated legitimate trade and modernised customs operations through homegrown innovations such as B’Odogwu.”