The Comptroller—General of Customs, Col.Hameed Ali (Rtd) has approved the promotion of 775 junior Officers to various ranks.
The promotion according to a statement signed by the service Public Relations Officer DC Joseph Attah, said it was strictly based on merit, adding that the cumulative marks of annual performance evaluation scores, written examination and availability of vacancy determined those who emerged as the most eligible for promotion which has 1’ January, 2017 as effective date.
A breakdown of the promotion showed that 7 Assistant Inspectors of Customs were promoted to the rank of Inspector of Customs, 473 Customs Assistant l to Assistant Inspector of Customs while 3 Customs Assistant lll were promoted to Customs Assistant ll.
In the Support Staff Cadre the 15 Assistant Inspectors of Customs were promoted to the rank of Inspector of Customs, 40 Customs Assistant l to Assistant Inspector of Customs, 152 Customs Assistant ll to Customs Assistant l while 85 Customs Assistant lll were promoted to Customs Assistant ll.
While giving his approval for the release of the promotion, the CGC congratulated all aff ected personnel and expressed the hope that these elevations will serve as motivation to eff ectively deliver on the Service mandate.