Contrary to the public service rules (PSR), Bola Tinubu and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) under Comptroller General of Customs Bashir Adeniyi have extended the service years of 12 top officers who are already due for retirement.
According to a report by FIJ, some of the beneficiaries of this extension are Michael Awe, the comptroller of the Murtala Muhammed Cargo Command; Baba Imam, an assistant comptroller of customs and secretary to the NCS Board; Kayode Kolade, the comptroller of Seme Area Command; and Umar Isah Gusau, Assistant Comptroller of Customs.
They were due to have proceeded on their compulsory three months pre-retirement leave as dictated by the PSR.
This extension will last a year, disquieting the rank-and-file of the NCS and impeding the career progression of those who could have stepped into the roles of the affected officers.
“I write on behalf of the Comptroller General of Customs and Vice Chairman of Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB), Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR to convey the approval of Extension of your Service by Mr. President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR vide Ref, PRES/81/SGF/154/114/NCS/4 dated 5th December, 2024,” Imam, one of the retained officers, wrote in a letter directed to Awe, dated December 12.
“The Extension period approved is twelve (12) months from the date of your supposed retirement.
“By this Extension, while the CGC congratulates you, you are expected to bring your invaluable wealth of experience and professional expertise to bear on the policy thrust of the CGC and for the growth and development of the Service and the Nation.”
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Their secret retention potentially signals the extension of service years of the Customs boss, whose 35th year as a Customs officer statutorily ends next month.
Although Tinubu had said his tenure would be guided by the “extant provisions of the Public Service Rules (PSR)”, there are concerns that this may not be so.
The concerns stem from a development Tinubu controversially engineered recently by extending the tenure of Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun by allowing the National Assembly to amend the Nigeria Police Act to legitimise the extension for a period of four years. Had it not been for this amendment, the IGP would have retired upon attaining the retirement age of 60 years recognised by the PSR.#tinubu
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