…….urges community spirit
By Abdulfatah Babatunde
Abuja, March 23, ’25 (TNZ) The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has appealed to officers and stakeholders to embrace the spirit of service, discipline and charity as essential values during Ramadan and beyond.
Adeniyi made the appeal at the grand Iftar organised by Trade Modernisation Project (TMP) Limited held at the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Headquarters in Maitama, Abuja.
NCS National PRO, Aliyu Maiwada, captured the mood of the event in a statement emailed to TheNewsZenith on Sunday in Lagos.
Scores of senior and junior officers and stakeholders from various organisations attended the event.
The event provided a platform for reflecting on Ramadan’s lessons and the importance of giving back to the community.
Speaking at the gathering, CGC Adeniyi underscored the significance of piety, self-discipline and devotion.
He noted that fasting offers an opportunity to develop a more profound spiritual sense of empathy for the less privileged.
“Charity teaches us to care for the less privileged.
“Beyond personal devotion and the discipline we cultivate during this period, fasting allows us to experience, what those indigents go through daily,” Adeniyi said.
He also highlighted the unique spiritual alignment between Ramadan and Lent.
“The simultaneous observance of both fasting periods by Muslims and Christians presents a unified experience of sacrifice and reflection.
“For the second or third time in a row, we are witnessing Ramadan running simultaneously with the Lent period.
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“This means that, at one time, all of us are experiencing the discipline of giving up food and drink. It is also helping us understand the struggles of those who lack basic needs.
“Therefore, this is a period to think about our communities and obligations to those around us,” TheNewsZenith quotes the Customs boss as saying.
Adeniy linked this principle of selflessness and service to the NCS’s new Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme, “Customs Cares”.
He noted that CSR focuses on community development, education, healthcare and social investments.
“What we are doing today is a stepping stone for what we have chosen to do, launching our CSR programme.
“In the true spirit of Ramadan and Lent, I urge all of us to embrace service to humanity as a guiding principle, as it epitomises who we are as an organisation,” the CGC added.
He thanked the Chairman TMP and his team for organising the event, commending the serene atmosphere created for the Iftar.
Earlier the Chairman of TMP, Saleh Ahmadu, appreciated the gathering for honouring the invitation.
He prayed that God Almighty would reward every person abundantly. (TNZ)
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