By Anthony Nwachukwu
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in collaboration with Sean Cussons Consulting Group, is currently running a five-day pre-retirement workshop in Abuja to prepare officers who are about to exit the service.
Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, emphasised that the exercise would significantly contribute to preparing them for life after service, stating that NCS will continue to appreciate the contributions of retired officers, who it considers “critical stakeholders.”
Adeniyi, who was represented by the Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs in charge of Human Resource Development, Greg Itoto, said the training would equip participants with new ideas and strategies to availing themselves of inherent opportunities, according to a statement from the National Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Maiwada.
“This workshop was designed to empower the officers of the Nigeria Customs Service and was approved by CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, considering its significance in finding better ways for the retiring officers after they are relieved from the service,” Itoto explained.
Mostly targeting deputy comptrollers, the workshop, with the theme, “Strategic Exit Programme for Retiring Staff of Nigeria Customs Service”, aims to empower them with business ideas, investments, technological opportunities and healthy living tips, among others, to take to after leaving service.
One of the participants, Deputy Comptroller Ajibola Kayode, commended the CGC for the workshop, adding that the session met their expectations in terms of preparing for life after the service. He urged the service to sustain the initiative.
