The Comptroller-General of customs, Hameed Ali, has ordered all officers under his command to declare their assets within a 14-day period.
The circular bearing the directive was signed by the comptroller-general and addressed to all deputy comptrollers-general, zonal coordinators and customs area controllers.
The new measure, said the circular, is aimed at ensuring transparency and compliance with the rule of law.
According to the circular, the directive was in keeping with “the Bank Employees Declaration of Assets Act Cap B1 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004”.
Mr. Ali said the directive will be enforced to the letter and charged all officers to take advantage of the 14-day window.
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.
Part of the circular read: “Specifically, Section 12 (1) states that “The 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”.
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