By Amaechi Agbo
The Nigeria Football Federation has felicitated with the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi on his election as Chairperso non of the World Customs Organization (WCO).
At the elections in Brussels, Belgium, Adeniyi swept to victory to become the first Nigerian to lead the 73-year-old organization, which has 186 member-nations.
President of NFF, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau (MON), who is also President of WAFU, said: “The NFF heartily congratulates CG Adeniyi on his well-deserved victory. We are not in any way surprised because he has always possessed those innate leadership qualities that discerning persons will always notice and easily gain the confidence to entrust him with even higher responsibilities. In the short period that he has headed the Nigeria Customs Service, the CG has continued to demonstrate competence and sagacity, as well as resilience and a creative spirit.
“The NFF and the Nigeria football family have no doubt that he has the qualities, people skills, knowledge, the broad worldview and the wisdom to lead the global body to new heights of excellence.”
CG Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has been an ardent supporter and a principal galvanizer of the various National Teams, showing up at different venues whenever Nigeria National Teams are involved in matches and competitions, and demonstrating his love for the players and technical and administrative officials.
“We believe that his new role will afford CG Adeniyi even a greater pedestal to continue to support the National Teams and Nigeria football generally,” Gusau added.
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