General Directorate of Customs : Alain Hinkati takes the lead

After five years at the head of the General Directorate of Customs, Colonel Charles Inoussa Sacca Boco officially passed the baton to his successor at the end of last week. It was through a ceremony during which the Minister of State in charge of the economy and finance was prevented from being represented by his Chief of Staff.

He is now in the fullness of his functions. Alain Hinkatin, new Director General of Benin Customs since it was him who officially took command of the institution on Friday 24 last september. It is through a ceremony, very simple at the General Directorate of Customs and Indirect Taxes in the presence of the Director of the Cabinet of the Minister in charge of the Economy and the Director of the military cabinet of the President of the Republic. A l’occasion, the outgoing Director General of Customs thanked the President of the Republic Patrice Talon for the confidence placed in him during all the time spent at the helm of Benin customs. He therefore wished his successor every success. At its catch, the Director of the Cabinet of the Minister of State in charge of the Economy and Finance recognized the merits of Colonel Charles Inoussa Sacca Boco during the five years spent at the head of the disciples of Saint Mathieu. "The different teams that you have ordered have achieved glowing results and this, even during difficult times "hinted Hermann Takou before urging the outgoing DG of Customs to continue in the same vein in his new role as Technical Advisor at the Ministry of Economy and Finance. The Representative of the Ministry of State in charge of the economy finally invited the new boss of Benin customs, breathed new life into the customs administration for better performance. The incoming CEO, measuring the immensity of the task that awaits him promises to do what is possible to meet the expectations of the head of state Patrice Talon in accordance with the prescriptions of his Government Action Program (PAG). "My mission is to facilitate the building of a new momentum of which all actors are capable and which was spurred on by the Head of State" he stressed.. Before his appointment as head of the General Directorate of Customs in the Council of Ministers on Wednesday 22 September 2021, Alain Hinkatin was the Acting Director General of the National Land Transport Agency.

Edmond HOUESSIKINDE