Wednesday, November 3, 2010

BRIEF PROFILE ON ALHAJI ABUBAKAR MALAM ABUBAKAR

BRIEF PROFILE ON ALHAJI ABUBAKAR MALAM ABUBAKAR

Alhaji Abubakar Malam is a retired Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs. He is currently a businessman and a farmer.

PERSONAL BACKGROUND

Alhaji Abubakar Malam was born in Birnin Kebbi in Kebbi State of Nigeria on the 28th  of April 1956. He is married with children.

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Alhaji Malam started his western education in 1965 when he was enrolled for his primary education at Central Primary School, Birnin Kebbi. He passed out in 1971 and proceeded to the famous Barewa College for his Secondary School education from 1972 to 1976. Having passed the West African School Certificate examination, he was accepted into the School of Basic Studies Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria for his `A' levels. On successful completion of the `A' levels, he was admitted into Almadu Bello University, Zaria in 1977 where he bagged a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science and graduated in 1980.

CAREER BACKGROUND

After the successful completion of the mandatory National Youth Service, Alhaji Malam began his ascension in the Civil Service having been appointed into then Sokoto State Government as an Assistant Secretary in July 1983. Between July 1983 when he took up his first appointment to June 1989, Alhaji Abubakar Malam served in various capacities in the Sokoto State Government and was rewarded by regular promotions until he attained the rank of Under Secretary. Desirous for new challenges, contributions on a wider scale to his nation, he sought and got the transfer of his services from the Sokoto State Government to the Federal Government's Nigeria Customs Service. He transferred his services effective from 5th June 1989 as an Assistant Comptroller of Customs. After the mandatory six months Basic Training at the Customs Training College, Ikeja, Lagos, Malam settled down to the onerous task of being a revenue collector that he did successfully as testimony will show later. Due to sheer diligence that always produced glowing results, from June 1989 to May 2002, Malam served the Nigeria Customs Service in six different sensitive positions. As with the Sokoto State Government, the Federal Government equally rewarded him with deserving promotions. From a humble beginning with the rank of an Assistant Comptroller, he rose to the rank of Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs. LF
TESTIMONIES

(a) ON THE JOB TRINING RECEIVED

i)          September to November 1981                       Induction Course on Civil Service

ii)         July 1989 to January 1990                              Basic Customs Training Course at Customs Training College, Ikeja.

iii)        August to September 1990                             Para-Military Orientation Course (Weapon Handling) at the Nigerian Army School of Infantry, Jaji.

iv)        October 1997                                                      Nigeria ASYCUDA Project: General Management Course for Nigeria Customs organized by ECOWAS Computer Community Centre.

(v)        October 1997                                                   Nigeria ASYCUDA Project:
Risk Analysis and Stress Management        Course for Executives of the Nigeria Customs Service.

8tn - 10th March 1998                                                              1St World ASYCUDA meeting
at Manila The Philippines,   Bureau  of Customs.

(b)           RELATED CONFERENCES/SEMINARS
i)          April 1997                                                World Customs Organization (WCO)
Conference for West and Central     Afriacan  Regions, Libreville, Gabon.
ii)         September 1997                                        International Customs
                         Conference and
Exhibition (ICCE) at Brighton,   United Kingdom                                          

iii)        January 1999                                              Seminar on International
Customs Day,                                                          International Conference
Centre, Abuja.

iv)        Various                                                         Annual Conference of
Customs Comptroller­
General, 1990 to Date.

(c)           EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES

i)          West African School Certificate
ii)         Bsc Political Science Degree Certificate
iii)        National Youth Service Corps Certificate
iv)        Civil Service Examination Certificate
v)            Weapons Handling Certificate
vi)           ICCE Certificate
vii)       ASYCUDA Project General Management Certificate
viii)      ASYCUDA Project Risk Analysis and Stress Management Certificate
ix)        lst World ASYCUDA Meeting Certificate

(d)     VARIOUS POSITIONS HELD,
Under Sokoto State Government:
i)          Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Resettlement and Rehabilitation, Sokoto State.
ii)         Senior Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Education, Sokoto State.
iii)        Principal Assistant Secretary, Office of the Governor, Sokoto State.
iv)        Principal Assistant Secretary, Sokoto State Government Liaison Office, Lagos.
v)         Ag. Liaison Officer, Sokoto State Government Liaison Office, Lagos.
vi)        Under Secretary, Sokoto State Government, Liaison Office, Lagos.

UNDER NIGERIA CUSTOMS SERVICE:

i)          Assistant Comptroller, Nigeria Customs Service, Zonal Headquarters, Zone 'F', Ibadan.
ii)         Assistant Comptroller (Outdoor), Kano Area Command, Kano.
iii)        Comptroller, Federal Operations Unit, Zone 'A', Lagos.
iv)        Customs Area Controller, Tin Can Island Port, Lagos.
v)         Comptroller, (International Customs), ERR&P Dept. National Headquarters, Abuja.
vi)        National coordinator ASYCUDA/Computer, National Headquarters, Abuja.
vii)       Assistant Comptroller-General, Technical Services Division, FATS Dept, National Headquarters, Abuja.
viii)      Deputy Comptroller-General, Corporate Services and Economic Relations (COSER) Dept. National Headquarters, Abuja.
ix)        Voluntarily retired as Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs on 1st July 2006.

(f)        COMMENDATION HONOURS AND AWARDS

               i)              Commendation Letter from Panel of Enquiry to Examine the Structure, Re­-organize and Reform the Nigeria Customs Service (a.k.a Tarfa Panel)

            ii)         Best Customs Area Controller for the year 1998

            iii)        Customs Service Silver Medal Award

               iv)            Sheikh Abdullahi Fodio of Gwandu Certificate of Honour

                             v)              Traditional title of Shettiman Gwandu conferred by the Emir of Gwandu, His Royal Highness, the Emir and Chairman Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Mustafa Jokolo.

                      vi)         Recipient of National Merit Award (2006) MFR



ALHAJI ABUBAKAR MALAM (MFR
DEPUTY COMPTROLLER-GENERAL (Retired)
NIGERIA CUSTOMS SERVICE
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS,
ABUJA.


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