Mr Olumuyiwa Olumekun, Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, GMD/CEO, Nahcoaviance Plc, welcomed to his office the august guests, Mr Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, Comptroller General of Customs (Left); and Mr Charles Orbih, Assistant Comptroller General, ACG (Right)
The Comptroller General of Nigerian Customs Service, Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has given the nod of approval to the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc, to operate an export processing rendezvous dubbed “Nahco Export Packaging Processing Centre”, NEPPC, at its headquarters in Lagos.
Adeniyi paid glowing tribute to the Nahco’s management decision that ventilated the project. The customs chieftain said, “I commend what you are doing here. And whatever you are doing is obvious that it will improve the economy of the country, especially exports, I am all for it.”
He explained that the Customs service is not exclusively about generating revenue but also has the mandate to support businesses that will create employment and bring in much-needed foreign exchange into the nation’s treasury.
Hence, the Comptroller General of Customs, C-G-C, mandated the Customs Area Controller, CAC, Cargo Terminal Command, Mr. M.T. Awe, to perfect the procedures required and ensure that the NEPPC begin operation as soon as possible.
Mr Olumuyiwa Olumekun, GMD/CEO, NAHCO Plc, (1st left); Mr Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, Comptroller General of Customs, (2nd left) and their entourage headed for the Export Processing Center
Responding, Mr Olumuyiwa Olumekun, Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, GMD/CEO, Nahcoaviance, described the visit by the Comptroller General of Customs as the much-needed elixir for the export processing centre to flag off its operations without much ado.
Olumekun said the operation of the Centre will strictly comply with global standards and will create room for more cargo tonnage to be processed in the NAHCO export shed, as perishables will be moved to the NEPPC.
He pointed out that the reason behind the establishment of the Centre was to ensure compliance and proper packaging of commodities to meet the acceptable standards as obtained in the global markets.
Accompanied the GMD/CEO to receive the C-G-C at Nahco headquarters were the Chief Finance Officer, CFO, Mr. Adeoye Emiloju, General Manager, GM, External Affairs, Mr. Ahmed Bashir Gulma, and the Head, Cargo Services, Mr. Oluwole Olalandu.
At the Export Processing site, the host, Mr Olumuyiwa Olumekun, 2nd left, pointed to something of interest to his guests led by Mr Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, Comptroller General of Customs
In the Comptroller General of Customs entourage were the Assistant Comptroller General, ACG, Charles Orbih, Zonal Coordinator, Zone A; Mr. M.T. Awe, Comptroller, Murtala Muhammed Airport Command, Hajj & Cargo Terminal, Comptroller E.J. Harisson, Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command; Comptroller M.S. Shuaibu, Federal Operations Unit, FOU Zone A and other top officials of the Service.
According to a media statement from Nahco, signed by Tayo Ajakaye, Assistant General Manager, Corporate Communications, the NEPPC was commissioned in 2024 as a strategic move to enhance the competitiveness of Nigerian products on the global stage, create jobs at home and push the boundaries of what Nigerians could sell abroad.
The statement enunciated that by streamlining export processes, adhering to stringent packaging standards, and ensuring the quality of Nigerian products, NAHCO, through the facility, is entrenching international benchmark for the processing of Nigerian goods targeted at global markets.
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