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On Thursday, 9 April 2026, as the Assistant Comptroller-General in charge of Excise, Free Trade Zone and Industrial Incentives, Assistant Comptroller General Eghosa Joy Edelduok, alongside her delegation paid a historic visited and, had a serious engagement with excise traders and key stakeholders at the Operational Headquarters of the Oyo/Osun Area Command.

While addressing the audience, the visiting Assistant Comptroller General acknowledged the critical role of excise factories in driving revenue generation for the Service. She commended stakeholders for their compliance with excise regulations and urged them to sustain their support and cooperation in order to enable the Command and the Service not only meet but surpass their revenue targets.

According to a press statement issued by the command and signed by the Public Relations Officer (PRO), Abdulmalik Abiodun Akintola, an Assistant Superintendent of Customs I on behalf of the CAC, it reads:
“for contributing significantly about one-third to the overall revenue collection. She charged Officers in charge of excise factories to remain diligent and committed towards ensuring the Command achieves its set targets for the year.

In his remarks, the Acting Customs Area Controller, Oyo/Osun Area Command, Deputy Comptroller Wale Moses Adewole, expressed appreciation to the Comptroller-General of Customs, Comptroller General of Customs Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, fnipr, psc (+), and the Management Team for the laudable initiative of constituting a committee under the leadership of the Assistant Comptroller General in charge of Excise, Free Trade Zone and Industrial Incentives. He noted that the initiative provides a vital platform for engaging stakeholders, encouraging compliance with excise regulations, and identifying operational challenges affecting their businesses.

The press statement noted that the engagement concluded with an interactive session, during which stakeholders sought clarifications on key issues and highlighted challenges affecting their operations, with assurances from the Service of continued collaboration and support.