The administration of President Bola Tinubu has declared its goal to turn Nigeria into a centre for import and export activity.
The president underlined how complex data must be integrated in order to identify trends in exchanges and interactions within global trade.
Vice President Kashim Shettima represented President Tinubu at the 2023 Comptroller-General of Customs Annual Conference on Thursday at the Lagos Continental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. Shettima shared plans to address past policymaking shortcomings stemming from a dearth of comprehensive data in Nigeria.
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President Tinubu emphasised the importance of data as the light that guides us in the modern world, saying that Nigeria could no longer afford to function without a clear grasp of how the world is changing.
He voiced worry about the lack of complete data, calling it a “technological affliction” that has hampered Nigeria’s economic development and impacted all of Africa, making it more difficult to make wise governance decisions.
Vice President Kashim Shettima outlined the President’s big vision, which is to use data to influence wise policy decisions.
Vice President Kashim Shettima praised Tinubu as a “accounting virtuoso” with an unmatched understanding of data and its critical role in guiding the nation’s affairs in a statement released through his spokesperson, Stanley Nwocha.
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Shettima credited President Tinubu’s keen grasp of data as the priceless 21st-century gold for the calculated nomination of tech-savvy Nigerians to important government posts. Shettima claims that this choice demonstrates the President’s dedication to guaranteeing strategic planning in government.
He stated: “Even before we were given this mandate, we knew that every facet of our lives is woven with data. We must not only commit to deploying data to make decisions within the government but also address the historical inadequacies of Nigerian policymaking, often impeded by a lack of comprehensive data. Our current governance landscape demands a transformative intervention, and the solution is what has brought us together today.
“Our ambition extends beyond accumulation; it extends to transformation. We aspire to position Nigeria as the preferred destination for all stakeholders involved in export and import activities overseen by the Customs.
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“There’s no doubt that the chiming of this clock of modernity is inviting us to take action. It’s inviting us to adopt evidence-based processes and innovative strategies to align policies with the objectives of this administration, to streamline decision-making, and to resolve conflict arising from misinformation and inconsistent policies within the government.”
Observing that the benefits of comprehensive data go beyond determining revenue generation, he said, “Data provides the sharpest lens for us to connect the dots, even in establishing the security of our borders. We can easily determine the traffic of people and goods around a specific border and share indisputable information with other nations with just a punch on our computers.
“Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, I assure you that we remain resolute in our belief that Nigeria is unequivocally on track not only to accumulate terabytes of factual surveys but also to establish a robust public service system that upholds data integrity at its core.”
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The Nigerian Customs Service was praised by the President for its efforts in compiling a considerable amount of data in order to design a public service system that is centred on data integrity. He emphasised the necessity of Customs personnel receiving training and developing their competence, and he pictured them working alongside the top data management experts in the world.
The President expressed hope that talks would open the door for a revolutionary era in the Nigeria Customs Service when he opened the summit. This hope was echoed by Customs Comptroller-General BA Adeniyi, who predicted that this year’s conference topic would set guidelines for the Customs to improve service delivery internationally.
In his message of goodwill, Kunio Mikuriya, the Director General of the World Customs Organisation (WCO), commended Nigerian Customs for improving the provision of marine services globally.
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