Carry out mass sack of ‘tired’ officers, Tinubu directs Customs CG Adeniyi, extends tenure for 6 months

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi to carry out mass sack of officers or those due for compulsory retirement after attaining the age of 60 or 35 years in service.

Also the tenure of the Comptroller General of Immigration, Adewale Adeniyi has been extended for another 6 months.

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The extension, according to a statement released by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on Friday, said, the tenure originally scheduled to finish on August 1, 2026 has been extended to February 2027.

The presidency said the extension would allow Adeniyi to implement the National Single Window project and prepare an organized handover process for who takes over next.

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Adeniyi was instructed to use the period to properly coordinate staff updates with the Nigeria Customs Service Board.

“This includes promoting qualified officers to the rank of Comptroller of Customs, alongside handling the compulsory retirement of personnel who have hit 60 years of age or completed 35 years of active service.”

Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, announced the development in a press statement on Friday.

The statement reads in full:

President Tinubu grants CGC Adeniyi a six-month tenure extension

President Tinubu has granted a final six-month tenure extension to the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi.

As Comptroller General of Customs, Adeniyi’s first tenure extension ought to have expired on August 1, 2026.

The six-month extension, which will expire in February 2027, is to enable him to consolidate the implementation of the National Single Window and ensure an orderly succession in the service.

During the transition period, Adeniyi, working with the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Board, will ensure the promotion of eligible officers to the rank of Comptroller of Customs and the compulsory retirement of officers who have attained 60 years of age or have served 35 years.

Adeniyi joined the Customs Service after graduating from Obafemi Awolowo University in the late 80s.

He rose through the ranks, becoming deputy comptroller in 2012, comptroller in 2017, assistant comptroller general in 2020, acting deputy comptroller-general in January 2023, before his appointment by President Tinubu in June 2023 as the Comptroller General.

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