By Isaac Ajiboye
Upon the assumption of office as the 20th Customs Area Comptroller in charge of Tincan Island Port there’s no doubt that Comptroller Dera Nnadi mni contributed immensely to the command through surpassing generating revenue as a core mandate, training and retraining of officers on ethical standards & int’l practice, pioneer of 48hrs cargo clearance and 24 hrs port operation Including Tincan Island Port piloting time release studies (TRS) to mention but few.
following the generosity of Comptroller Dera Nnadi mni haven’t known him for years as a man of integrity and principles who always frowns at saboteurs in all forms.
Meanwhile, haven’t carefully reviewed publications posted by prestigebrended.com.ng seem to be fallacy, Biased, Sensationalism stories, and conflict of interest of no basics while having an exclusive interview via phone conversation with the Chairman, National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders Tincan Island Port Emeka Chiedozie including the Chairman of Africa Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria ( APFFLON ) Alh. Akeem Ayobiojo respectively Both commend Dera Nnadi and its management team for not Compromising at Tincan as usual which has led to a series of side talks and all sorts of names.
Furthermore, information gathered from both sources reveals that blocking the loop wholes which some freight Forwarders seem to have been benefiting from in the past are no longer in existence aggravated different stories at Tincan Island Port.
It would be recalled that the major principles and policy of Comptroller Dera Nnadi while he assumed office is an Open Door Policy but DON’T cross the redline as a result of declaring false information about a particular cargo or consignment
Conclusively, As a trade facilitator and expertise in generating revenue for the government prompted Compt. Dera Nnadi has declared openly that 2024 is a year of stakeholders at Tincan Island Port in collaboration with other or sister agencies to ensure free trade territory at Tincan Island and environ which has yielded positive results in terms of free movement for motorists, importers, and exporters plying that corridor on daily
