IN Nigeria, transformation is the new order. In keeping to his agenda, The transformation Agenda President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is leading the pack among his African Counterparts in all Sectors, Segments and frontiers of the Economy.
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This drive for a new infrastructural upgrade and economic transformation is in tandem with the countrys Vision to be among the best 20th economy in the world by year 2020.
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The Transformation Agenda arose out of the need to correct the flows in the country s drive for development where there is absence of long terms perspective and lack of continuity, consistency and commitment (3Cs) to agreed policies. The culminating effect of these has been growth and development of the Nigerian economy.
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According to the information contained in the enabling document, the transformation agenda is based on and draws inspiration from the vision 20: 20: 20 and the first National Implementation Plan (NIP) and aims to deepen the effects and provide a sense of direction.
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There is no doubt Nigeria is gradually and consistently transforming in all sectors, including the human resources at the various ministries, parastatals, Agencies as the engines that drive the human capacity especially at the federal level are all keying into the new order of transformation.
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As such for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) a transformed Customs Service is a sin qua non.
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For the Comptroller General of the Service, Alhaji (Dr) Abdullahi Dikko Inde, CFR, transformation, innovations and trade facilitation are his watch words. In the past two years of the Transformation Agenda, the Nigeria Customs Service has stood on a consistent march towards the new world order of trade facilitation with the latest Information Technology Communication (ICT) that bound trades without hassles.
Transformation must happen in Nigeria for things to change!