PROMOTION GALORE AT NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE: 98 SENIOR OFFICERS WEAR NEW RANKS, ISAH JERE IDRIS TELLS THEM TO ‘JUSTIFY THEIR PROMOTION’
By Oki Samson, Trek Africa Newspaper
Acting Comptroller of Immigration, Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Isah Jere Idris
After due assessment and proven capacity to deliver, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has promoted 98 senior officers into new ranks. The promotion was ‘contained in a letter from the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board vide CDCFIB/NIS/2021/PE/640/VOL.1/1 and dated 20th May, 2022’, National Association of Online Security News Publishers can reliably report.
The Ninety-Eighty (98) senior Officers of the Service were elevated to their new ranks based on their successful performance in a promotion exercise. The exercise was conducted in December 2021.
In the press statement e-signed and released to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP by the Service PRO, Assistant Comptroller of Immigration, Amos Okpu, the breakdown of the promotion showed: ‘Four (4) Assistant Comptrollers General have been promoted to the rank of Deputy Comptroller General; 24 Comptrollers got elevated to the rank of Assistant Comptroller General of Immigration; while 70 Deputy Comptrollers were promoted to the rank of Comptroller of Immigration.’
‘Those promoted to the rank of Deputy Comptroller General of Immigration include: Josephine Chisara Kwazu; Modupe Oshoke Anyalechi; Muhammad Aminu Muhammad mni; Ajoke Oluremi Talabi.’
‘The Officers promoted to the rank of Assistant Comptroller General of Immigration include: Nandap Kemi Nanna, the current Comptroller at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos; Ahmed Bauchi Aliyu fsi, the Principal Staff Officer to the acting Comptroller General; Abdullahi Usman Musa mni, the Comptroller in-charge of Migration at the Service Headquarters; Amao Kolawole Michael, the current Comptroller of Ogun State Command; Alawode Nuratu Betty, the Comptroller in-charge of Gender and Staff Welfare; Acholonu Alphonsus, the current Comptroller of Ekiti State Command, among others.’ National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP gathered.
‘Officers promoted to the rank of Comptroller of Immigration include: Adesokan Adeola, currently at the Training and Staff Development Division, Service Headquarters; Bagari Ahmad Dauda, at the Visa and Residency Directorate, Service Headquarters; Bewaji Abolupe Oladoyin, the current Passport Control Officer, Ikoyi Passport Office Lagos; Onuora Constance Nwama; Kila Liman Sani, the current Passport Control Officer, Kano Passport Office among others.
While congratulating the newly promoted, acting Comptroller General Isah Jere Idris expressed his appreciation to government for considering them worthy for promotion. He enjoins the newly promoted Officers to continue to demonstrate high levels of commitment and efficiency in service delivery to justify their promotion.
