Comptroller Martina Tilly Gyado has assumed office as the Customs Area Controller of Kirikiri Lighter Terminal Command (KLTC) in Lagos. She formally took over from Comptroller Timinadi Bomodi on Friday, September 15, 2023. During the brief handing-over ceremony in the KLT Conference Hall, the outgoing Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Bomodi, who resumed duties at the command from January to mid-September 2023, disclosed that the command raked in N36.93 Billion, representing a 22.44% increase when compared to the N30.16 Billion it generated during the same period in 2022. He also noted that it represents 59.37% of the total expected revenue for 2023. It should be recalled that Comptroller Bomadi, the then Customs Area Controller of Kirikiri Lighter Terminal command recently disclosed that facilities available for trade at the terminals have the capacity to accommodate huge volumes of both import and export consignments for optimal utilization but it is not patronized.The statement was a lament made by him as he briefed some media on the whooping N7.8 billion generated by the command in the month of July, 2023. It could be noted that this is a departure from what used to obtain in the command. Speaking with journalists at the command, Comptroller Bomodi said that the figure was the first of its kind in the history of the command. It is a leap from the N3.5 to N3.6 billion that the command used to generate in six months.“As for revenue, like I said, we are operating at less than ten percent so between January and June, we have been doing an average of N3.5 to 3.6 billion but remarkably, in July, for the first time in the history of the command, we were able to make N7.8 billion“Not because necessarily, there was an increase in output, we tightened our revenue collection mechanism, we made our business processes more efficient. In a way, the exchange rate impacted on that too. We are beginning to see an uplift in our collection which is remarkable and we believe that going forward, that will be our new reality.”Comptroller Bomodi said that the terminal had a space that is equivalent to the big commands like Apapa and Tin Can but that it was unutilized. He added that the command has the potentials to increase the revenue generation of the command if the potentials are put into maximum use.While welcoming and congratulating the incoming Customs Area Controller on her posting to KLTC, he 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.” The new Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Gyado in her response, 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. She 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. “I am here to deploy emotional intelligence, which comprises teamwork, interpersonal relationships, and knowledge of the environment,” She further explained.She also emphasized that her doors are open to criticism and that she is willing to accommodate even negative criticism as long as it benefits the Command. She then tasked Officers and Men for robust cooperation while thanking stakeholders for finding time to grace the event.
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