The following is from a 28 June 2012 press release by the World Customs Organization.
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, and Belgium’s Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Steven Vanackere, delivered keynote addresses at the opening of the 2012 Sessions of the Council of the World Customs Organization, the year which marks the commemoration of the Organization’s 60th anniversary.
“I consider my presence with you today as some form of home-coming,” declared President Jonathan as an introduction to his address to the WCO Council. The Nigerian President reminded delegates that he had served in the Customs service in the early years of his life and shared his reflections on the transformation of the trade environment and the role of Customs, including the WCO, over the years.
This release is available in its entirety at:
http://www.wcoomd.org/press/?v=1&lid=1&cid=14&id=305