Breaking: Tinubu Extends Tenure of Comptroller-General of Customs, Gives Reason
- The tenure of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi
- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday, July 31, 2025, has extended the tenure of Adeniyi by one year
- The Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, explained the reason for Tinubu's decision
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FCT, Abuja - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended the tenure of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, by one year.
Adeniyi's tenure as Comptroller-General of Customs is due to expire on August 31, 2025.
Source: Facebook
The extension will enable Adeniyi to consolidate ongoing reforms and complete critical initiatives of this administration, including:
• The modernisation of the Nigeria Customs Service;
• The implementation of the National Single Window Project; and
• The execution of Nigeria’s obligations under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) protocol.
Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Information & Strategy, made this known in a statement issued via his X handle @aonanuga1956 on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
Onanuga said President Tinubu recognised Adeniyi’s steadfast leadership and commitment to service.
The President is confident that this extension will further strengthen the Nigeria Customs Service in achieving its strategic mandate of trade facilitation, revenue generation, and border security.
Reactions as Tinubu extends tenure of Comptroller-General of Customs
@olusegini
This is wrong. There is a service. A retired officer cannot continue to use the space of his subordinates. This is very wrong for service morale.
@itsShamsudeen
This is the rubbish Buhari was doing throughout his 8 years, and BAT has continued.
Stagnating officers…why can’t he just appoint another person in that role? There’s nothing new he wants to do that the new person won’t deliver.
@SA_Cipherr
This criminal is telling us that revenue generation is a strategic mandate of the customs, how and why?
@AdaIgbo00
Bayo, this is classic Tinubu politics: keep loyal gatekeepers in place and call it continuity. We see it, even if your press release is laced with buzzwords.
Source: Twitter
@DailyJusticeAct
Tinubu's @officialABAT level of nepotism is invidious... & unacceptable.
@AmMuhammad1886
They are better people in customs, when will the Nigerian government stop this kinda of tenure extension?
@billy_juli55
Ronus are virtually on auto cruise control 🚀
Enjoy like 2027 no dey at all.
@harunaibrahim
@officialABAT should have made him the controller-General for life
@CustomsNG since he's from theYoruba ethnic group.
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The PTML command was used for initial rollout, amid claims that cargoes would be cleared in two hours or less.
The scorecard is out now as the Command has presented its report for the first six months of 2025, showing how it affected performance.
Police react to tenure extension for IGP Egbetokun
In a similar story, Legit.ng reported that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) reacted to the rumoured tenure extension for Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.
The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said IGP Egbetokun does not need a tenure extension as his appointment letter grants him a four-year tenure.
Adejobi said IGP Egbetokun’s tenure is in full compliance with the laws governing the Nigeria Police Force.
Source: Legit.ng
