Comptroller Martina Tilley-Gyado has assumed office as the Customs Area Controller of Kirikiri Lighter Terminal Command (KLTC), Lagos.
She formally took over from Comptroller Timinadi Bomodi on the Friday, September 15, 2023.
This is according to a release by the Public Relations Officer of the Command, JT Ayagbalo.
At a brief handing-over ceremony in the KLTC conference hall, the outgoing Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Timinadi Bomodi, who led the command from January to mid-September 2023, disclosed that the command raked in N36.93 billion.
This represents a 22.44 per cent increase when compared to the N30.16 billion it generated during the same period in 2022.
He also noted that it represents 59.37 per cent of the total expected revenue for 2023.
While welcoming and congratulating the incoming Customs Area Controller on her posting to KLTC, Bomodi also appreciated the Officers and Men for their professionalism, discipline, and the massive support he received during his time.
He said; “We pray that in the future, there will be more significant and positive strides both for the Command and the Service at large.”
Also speaking, the incoming Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Martina Tilly Gyado thanked God and the Acting Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, for finding her worthy of the appointment and promised to meet management’s expectations.
The new CAC stated that her leadership would adopt emotional intelligence strategies and apply Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis in addressing matters of revenue collection, anti-smuggling, trade facilitation, and robust stakeholder engagement to improve compliance.
She said: “I am here to deploy emotional intelligence, which comprises teamwork, interpersonal relationships, and knowledge of the environment.”
Compt. Tilley-Gyado emphasised that her doors are open to criticism, adding that she is willing to accommodate even negative criticism as long as it benefits the Command.
She then tasked Officers and Men of the Command for robust cooperation, while thanking stakeholders for finding time to grace the event.
