Ohanaeze Ndigbo Demands Reversal Of Nigerian Customs Comptroller, Adeniyi’s Tenure Extension, Cites Nepotism
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Demands Reversal Of Nigerian Customs Comptroller, Adeniyi’s Tenure Extension, Cites Nepotism
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide called on President Tinubu to revisit the decision, citing injustice, inequity, and failure of public morality.
The apex Igbo socio-cultural, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s decision to extend the tenure of Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, describing it as “selective justice, institutional unfairness, and blatant nepotism”.
The group’s National Publicity Secretary, Dr. Ezechi Chukwu, in a statement on Saturday, expressed deep dissatisfaction with the President’s move, which he believes denies Deputy Comptroller General of Customs (DCG) BU Nwafor her legitimate right to the position.
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has expressed deep dissatisfaction with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his tactful manoeuvre to deny Deputy Comptroller General of Customs (DCG) BU Nwafor from Anambra State her legitimate right of elevation to the rank of Controller General of Customs (CG).
“President Tinubu, a few days ago, granted a one-year tenure extension to the current Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, who is already due for retirement, thereby shortchanging the next in line of succession, DCG BU Nwafor, whose retirement would be due in October 2026.
“With this reprehensible development, the next in hierarchy after Nwafor, DCG KI Adeola, is strategically positioned to take over from CG Adeniyi in 2026, rather than DCG Nwafor.”
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide sees this selective justice and situational ethics as a crown jewel of institutional unfairness, a peak of favouritism, and an ultimate display of blatant nepotism over merit, bureaucratic standard, and social conscience,” the statement read.
“This discriminatory act is a violation of the principle of national unity and tenets of the Nigerian national anthem, which echoes: “Though tribe and tongue may differ in brotherhood, we stand.”
The group questioned the President’s actions, asking, “Is this the prototype of the Nigerian brand of brotherhood and patriotism? Can we continue to pretend that we are one people and one nation in the face of this canonical ethnic profiling?”
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide called on President Tinubu to revisit the decision, citing injustice, inequity, and failure of public morality.
“We therefore call on President Tinubu to revisit this obvious act of robbing Peter to pay Paul, which amounts to injustice, inequity, failure of public morality, and a bruise on national pride,” the statement added.
