Nigeria Customs Edo/Delta Command intensifies drive for N209 bn revenue target
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Edo/Delta Command has called for effective collaboration between the command and the relevant stakeholders to realised it’s 2026 revenue target of N209 billion.
The acting Customs Area Controller of the Command, Comptroller Dooyum Ortsen made the called during a high profile stakeholders interactive
engagement on Tuesday in Warri, Delta State.
The stakeholders were drawn mainly from the manufacturing and maritime sector.
Ortsen said that his administration would extend an open hand of partnership with the stakeholders in the command to make their businesses seamless.
“Our command has been handed an ambitious annual revenue target of approximately N209 billion.
“This not a number we can achieve in isolation, the road ahead to achieving the target requires shared responsibility, it is a milestone we must reach together,” he said.
Ortsen said that his administration would not dismantle the existing foundation left by his predecessor, Comptroller Judith Kanu.
According to him, he would build upon the existing structure through collaboration, consolidation and innovation.
The acting comptroller
acknowledged the terminal operators, shipping agents, manufacturers and traders as being the lifeblood of the maritime and economic ecosystem in Edo and Delta States.
He emphasised that the economic environment in the command was quite challenging.
“We are operating in a challenging economic environment where rising cost is putting pressure on your businesses. Customs will not become and additional burden to legitimate trade.
“In our rules of engagement, we will ensure your cargo moves swiftly and predictably, our doors will be open to remove ambiguity and we will listen whenever you have a legitimate grievance,” he said.
While assuring the stakeholders of rapid clearance of accurate documentation, Ortsen said that the command was pushing hard on innovation in order to ensure efficiency and support their businesses.
He said that the command was utilising data analytics, risk management and digital platforms to make faster and better decisions.
The acting comptroller also said that he had directed officers and men of the command to ensure problems were addressed at the levels they occured to avoid bottlenecks on the desk of the controller.
“We are building a strong institution, run by efficient system, not by individual bureaucracy.
“We are reforming our internal systems so that stakeholders interface with customs is marked by mutual respect and predictability.
“Our common goal is to reach a point where doing business at Warri Port, Koko Port and across our exercise stations is seamless.
“I want a future where stakeholders approach customs with complete confidence,” he said.
Responding to questions from the stakeholders, Ortsen said that his partnership was not rhetorical but practical to ensure the command realised it’s mission.
One of the participants, Mr Obioma Ochulor, representative of Life Flour Mill Limited, Sapele, called for more regular stakeholders meeting to enable both parties to be on the same page.
Also, Engr. Osa Erhabor of Awaritse Shipyard Limited, commended the comptroller for the stakeholders engagement.
