The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Alhaji Dikko Abdullahi Inde, announced that he will proceed on voluntary retirement from August 18.
Why Customs Comptroller-General resigned voluntarily
And the only way the Nigeria Customs Service can move forward, I feel personally is my making a sacrifice.
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Many people have said that he resigned because of the 'fear of Buhari.'
In his words, this is why he resigned.
"Tomorrow, I will be six years as Comptroller-General of Customs and after wide consultations, I decided to personally meet him and express my gratitude and appreciation for serving for six years.
"And the only way the Nigeria Customs Service can move forward, I feel personally is my making a sacrifice.
"The sacrifice is to give chance to others so that they can come up and continue with the legacies and the reforms and structure that I have put in place.’’
His resignation has since been approved by President Buhari.
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