In line with the recent promotion of Comptroller Dera Nnadi to the management rank of Assistant Comptroller General, Tincan Island Port Area Command has welcomed a new Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Frank Onyeka.

In his inaugural address, in Lagos, Onyeka expressed his commitment to the policy thrust of the Comptroller-General of Customs and his management team.

He aligned himself to the exemplary leadership qualities of the out-gone Comptroller, Nnadi in areas of revenue generation, anti-smuggling activities and the infrastructural transformation of the Command.

The new CAC also emphasised that one of his principles is an all-inclusive principle, as no man has a monopoly of knowledge.

He, therefore, called on all "critical stakeholders, security agencies, freight forwarders, terminal operators and the media, etc. to put all hands on deck to ensure that the legacy of the ACG is upheld."

Before his present deployment, Onyeka was the officer in charge of the Premier Port Gate, where he worked tirelessly with the seating Area Controller in generating the massive trillions the Command has generated.

Nnadi expressed deep gratitude to the officers and men of the Command for their relentless support, while urging the officers and the various stakeholders present to give maximum cooperation to the New CAC.

Going further, Nnadi said the Command has collected a total revenue of N1,226,777,245,874.97, "which represents about 86.8 per cent of our 2024 Federal Government revenue target of N1,413,460,064,851.62. This marks a significant improvement from N716,478,454.00 revenue generated in the previous year, 2023. Our enforcement and anti-smuggling units have worked relentlessly to combat smuggling and other criminal activities."