The Zonal Coordinator, Zone C Customs headquarters in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, Asst Comptroller General of Customs, (ACG) Olugboyega Peters has described the Comptroller General of Customs Col, Hameed Ibrahim Ali (retd) as genius, upright and a disciplinarian to the core whose innovations have transformed the Nigeria Customs Service as one of the organized and well managed agency in Nigeria.
Speaking to journalists, Tuesday at the Customs Area 11, command Onne Rivers state, on the sideline of the commissioning ceremony of a 40 capacity training centre and a 110 capacity conference hall embarked upon by the Command's Area Controller, Comptroller Baba Imam and some stakeholders, AGC Peters stated that the commissioning was as a result of innovation, capacity building and transparency which the Comptroller General of Customs Col, Hameed Ibrahim Ali (retd) has brought into the Nigeria Customs Service for the 8 years he has been on the saddle of leadership of NCS.
Speaking further, he said, "Initially when he took over the leadership of the Service, a lot of us were skeptical as he was seen as a foreigner owing to his military background. But today, from the Customs Commands and Staff training school, Gwagwalada where we train and retrain officers and men of the service,to improved welfare packages, promotion and a conducive working environment, one can say the the CGC and his management team has transformed the Nigeria Customs Service which can excel among the comity of nations."