Two years to the day since his historic appointment as Comptroller-General of Customs by President Bola Tinubu at a World Customs Organisation (WCO) Council meeting in Brussels, June 2023, CGC Bashir Adeniyi has been unanimously elected Chairperson of the WCO Council—the top decision-making body in global customs administration.
The election took place during the final session of the 145th/146th WCO Council Meetings on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at the WCO Headquarters in Brussels.
CGC Adeniyi takes over from Edward Kieswetter, the Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service, becoming the first Nigerian to hold this prestigious position since the establishment of the WCO.
In response to the appointment, CGC Adeniyi expressed deep gratitude to the Council members for their trust in his leadership. He described this moment as both humbling and historic for Nigeria and the broader African Customs community.
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