The AG in a statement by Customs Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of Customs, Abdullahi Maiwada on Monday, said media was censorious to implementation of Customs mandate.
According to the statement, the Customs principal made this known while speaking with the Nigeria Guild of Editors, Zone A Public Relations Officers, Zone A Customs Area Controllers and journalists in Lagos.
He said that the service would need the support and guidance of the media to consolidate progress made in trade facilitation, revenue collection and other areas of its mandate.
“Customs had made some progress In the past 10 years.
“We have broken several grounds on Information Communication Technology (ICT), human resource development and revenue generation.
“In the next few years, we will be building and consolidating on those grounds and hoping that there are some areas where we will deploy innovative solutions.
“Collaboration is going to be very strong on the agenda of Customs and this is why we are starting this with our partners in the media,”he said.
Adeniyi further declares, “we will be open to collaborating with our partners in bringing more comprehensive information to let Nigerians know what our challenges are.
