PTML Customs Set Agog, as Comptroller Joe Anani takes over Leadership amid huge Fanfare
… Vows to Sustain Performance Tempo in the Large Size Shoes
It was an electrifying atmosphere earlier today Friday September 12, 2025, during the change of leadership baton from newly elevated Assistant Comptroller General of Customs Tenny Mankani Daniyan to the newly appointed Comptroller of Customs Joe Anani at the Ports and Terminal Multi-Purpose Limited (PTML) command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), as it witnessed never before envisaged crowd which thronged the event hailing enthusiastically in solidarity with the new entrant.
The high-octane event was doubled down with high feelings of solidarity excitement right from the huge attendance that witnessed the send-forth party of the outgone CAC, ACG MA Daniyan earlier in the day, to another more electrifying attendance later witnessed during the handover ceremony in same day, which had the command jam-packed with friends, stakeholders and officers from other commands, especially TinCan Island and the same PTML who see it as home coming’ for the CAC, thus signifying how he is well loved and his posting highly appreciated.
It was indeed an unprecedented change of leadership baton gathering that witnessed the attendance of TinCan Island Port Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Frank Onyeka, Retired Comptroller Ogunojemite, as well as the solidarity entourage from Apapa Command led by newly Decorated Deputy Comptroller of Customs NI Miko who came to celebrate with both celebrated parties, among other well respected stakeholders, Officers and industry watchers.
With the recent deployments approved by the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, Comptroller Joe Anani has now formally assumed duty as new Customs Area Controller for Ports Terminal Multi-Services Limited (PTML) Command with high hopes and a promise to keep the lofty records of the command growing.
At the high-octane ceremony where he took over from the immediate past Area Controller, Assistant Comptroller General Tenny Mankini Daniyan, the new CAC commended the successes recorded by his predecessor, as he described the command and stakeholders as very well organised and promised to build on the various pioneering feats achieved by ACG Daniyan.
According to the press release statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer CSC Abdullahi Abubakar, the CAC also listed the successful roll out and subsequent revenue collection and trade facilitation achievements associated with the Unified Customs Management System, also known as B’Odogwu as great milestones that must be improved upon. He also called on all customs officers, officials of sister government agencies and private sector stakeholders to join hands with him in the journey to keep the great records of PTML high.
Comptroller Anani urged all stakeholders to stay on the path of compliance, which he reverberated severally, noting that they stand to benefit more from being on the right side of the law at all times.
On the anti-smuggling mandate of the command, the brand new PTML Customs Sheriff promised to be firm to strictly enforce the CGC’s zero tolerance for smuggling.
The CAC who promised to be accessible to all, also sought that everyone should feel free to interact with him either directly through visits or virtually.
Comptroller Anani said “While thanking God and the CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR for the opportunity to serve here, let me state that our journey to succeed must remain a collective task. I’m not here to do it alone.
“I hereby call on all customs officers, sister government agencies, private sector stakeholders and the press to support me in our goal to sustain PTML as a model port of excellence, known for security, efficiency and diligent trade facilitation.
“I pledge to build and improve on the gains achieved by my predecessors in the area of faster cargo clearance which aligns with Time Release Study (TRS) programme.
“I am aware that this command holds an outstanding record of two hour cargo release time for compliant RoRo consignment. The key word here is compliance. With improved compliance and efficient system, we can do less than two hours.
“Compliance, as the key to trade facilitation, is critical for smooth port operations. It ensures adherence to regulations, reduces delays, mitigates risks, and fosters trust among trading partners. Compliance minimises bottlenecks and enhances efficiency in global trade and PTML cannot be an exception.
“I want to urge all our stakeholders to imbibe the tenets of compliance because it results in a win-win situation for everyone, saving time and money. Whereas noncompliance leads to interventions, issuance of demand notices, waste of time and possible seizure, detention and arrest. Let’s continue to make this area a great example that it has always been.
“The CGC’s zero tolerance for smuggling will be duly enforced on my watch and I am convinced from my background checks that our stakeholders are on the right track
“Let me use this opportunity to inform you that my office is without a door. I shall be accessible to all physically and virtually in the quest to improve on our duties. Feel free to interact with me and avail me all relevant information needed for my success on this assignment” he concluded
Various stakeholders at the command while welcoming the new CAC also commended the immediate past CAC, ACG Daniyan for his outstanding performance in seeing to the success of B’Odogwu from its pilot phase to full deployments across various commands.
They described the ACG’s leadership as outstanding with trail blazing effects on increased trade, revenue, anti-smuggling and robust interaction with stakeholders.
On his part, the President of the Africa Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria (APFFLON) Otunba Frank Ogunojemite described Daniyan as a man whose records speak volumes positively while urging him to carry his working zeal ahead into NCS management team.
For the Chairman of the Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents, PTML Chapter, Chief Charles Nwarrienne, he described Daniyan as an excellent officer deserving to be issued a “Certificate of Project Completion” for diligently achieving the success of B’Odogwu from beginning to a state of consolidation.
Meanwhile, ACG MA Daniyan in his earlier address expressed joy over the choice of the new CAC, Comptroller Joe Anani, a well-known vibrant officer and friend, whom he is well pleased to take over from him the administration of the command. He said there is no doubt in his mind that Joe will perform creditably.
While acknowledging God Almighty for helping him to succeed at the Command, ACG Daniyan was full of praises for CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, whom he said is divinely sent to his path in his professional career as customs officer, for the opportunity to serve creditably at the command and his support to perform remarkably.
He noted that under CGC Adeniyi, he was promoted to the rank of Comptroller, deployed to head the PTML Command, and then giving the B’odogwu pioneering task from which success of seamless trade operations and impressive revenue collection at the command, is now being spread across to other commands of the federation with the adoption of the scheme.
Not done yet, Daniyan said his efforts is now been crowned with the recent elevation to the rank of an ACG by same CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, the Number One World Customs Officer.
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