President Bola Tinubu has accepted 18-month tenure extensions for Sylvester Nwakuche, controller-general of the Nigerian Correctional Service and Kemi Nandap, comptroller-general of the Nigeria Immigration Service.
Following the approval, Mr Nwakuche’s tenure will now finish on 26 May 2028, whereas Ms Nandap’s tenure will finish on 30 June 2028.
The approval, which adopted a advice by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, addressed a succession hole in each Services and would permit the board sufficient time to nominate successors.
President Tinubu recommended Nwakuche and Nandap for the reforms achieved underneath their management and charged them to consolidate these positive factors.
President Tinubu nominated Mr Nwakuche as controller-general of the Correctional Service in December 2024. The Senate confirmed the appointment in March 2025.
President Tinubu nominated Kemi Nandap because the comptroller-general of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on 21 February 2024. The Senate confirmed the appointment on 1 March 2024.
Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President
(Information & Strategy)
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