Mohammed Shosanya
The Acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service,Wuraola Adepoju, has approved the release of about 7000 officers and men recently promoted across board by the the Immigration, Civil Defense, Correctional and Fire Services Board.
The Secretary of the board, Alhaji Jafaru Ahmed had through a letter announced the promotions in the different services of the Interior Ministry.
Acting Service Public Relations Officer, Mr Kenneth Kure, who was also elevated to the rank of Assistant Comptroller,said in a release that the number of promoted officers and men included both senior officers who sat for the regular exams as well as junior staff who were upgraded as a result of acquiring additional qualifications.
Besides,the Ag Comptroller General, Wuraola Adepoju has approved the appointment of the erstwhile Service Spokesman, Tony Akuneme as FCT command Comptroller.
Comptroller Joseph Dada was also elevated by the CG as new Principal Staff Officer to the Comptroller General.
Dada, a graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, had served in various commands in the NIS and was until his recent appointment, the Comptroller in charge of Marine Border Corps in the Service Headquarters.
Twelve Comptrollers were recently redeployed to different states, including FCT, Kano, Jigawa, Ondo, Ogun, Mfum Border Control , among others.
In her address to Officers and men of the Service during their monthly parade, the CGIS implored them to put the image of the job above personal interests as the NIS was one of the most noble professions and indeed the first agency that any visitor to Nigeria would accost upon arrival.
She promised to prioritize personnel welfare and vowed that henceforth promotion must be based strictly on seniority as it was indeed disheartening to see some older officers stagnated while newly recruited ones were moving over and above the older ones.