ABUJA – The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) will host the West and Central Africa sub-regions of the World Customs Organisation (WCO), the Public Relations Officer of NCS, Mr Wale Adeniyi, has said.
Adeniyi told newsmen on Sunday in Abuja that the conference would hold on April 29, 2015.
He said that 24 customs administrators from West and Central Africa, over 100 international delegates and five international organisations would attend the forthcoming Directors-General of Customs Conference.
The NCS spokesman said that the main objective of the Directors-General of Customs conference was to debate and discuss issues of common interest to member countries of the sub-regions.
“The conference is for the Directors-General of Customs in West and Central African sub-region of the World Customs Organisation.
“The theme for this year is: “Coordinated border management, an inclusive approach for connecting stakeholders.
“We are expecting 24 customs administrations from West and Central Africa; we have gotten registration from all the members.
“We are also expecting participation of over 100 delegates in this conference; the Secretary General of WCO will be attending and many others,’’ Adeniyi said.
Adeniyi said the NCS had also received expression of interests from UN, AU, ECOWAS and the Economic Community for Central Africa State (ECCAS) to attend the conference.
He said before the conference, there would be a meeting of experts scheduled for April 27, to deliberate on issues that the directors-general would debate on at the conference.
The NCS spokesman said the meeting of experts would focus on the regional strategic plan.
Abdullahi Dikko Inde, CFR, Comptroller-General of Customs
