By Palma Ileye
Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS and Chairperson, ECOWAS Heads of Immigration, Kemi Nandap has tasked newly decorated 15 Assistant Comptrollers General, ACGs, and 95 Comptrollers of Immigration Service, CIS, on excellent service delivery.
This was disclosed in a press release issued by DCI Kenneth Udo, Spokesperson of the Service.
Speaking at the Service Headquarters in Abuja, Nandap eulogised the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo and the Secretary of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Service Board, CDCFIB, Ja’afaru Ahmed for the massive harvest of promotions, which was unprecedented in the history of the Service.
She pointed out that these promotions signify the end of stagnation and dawn of a new era of smooth career progression and institutional growth in the Service.
The CGIS disclosed that a total of 13,977 Officers were promoted; 6,697 were within the ranks of Assistant Superintendents of Immigration, ASI–ACGs while 7,280 were from the ranks of Immigration Assistants, IAs, Inspectors of Immigration, II and Five (5) Officers were specially promoted for their exceptional roles in moving the Service forward.
She congratulated them noting
that their elevations were rewards for dedication to duty, and reflects the NIS firm commitment to the welfare, capacity building and career development for Officers.
She expressed unwavering determination to reposition the service; therefore, tasking the Officers and Men to exhibit high level of dedication, integrity and professionalism towards overcoming emerging challenges associated with its core mandates of Border Security and Migration Management.