President Goodluck Jonathan has relieved Mrs. Rosemary Chinyere Uzoma
of her duties as the Comptroller General of Immigration Service and has
appointed Mr. Rilwan Bala Musa to replace her in acting capacity.
Musa’s appointment was contained a statement signed by the
Director/Secretary, Civil Defence , Fire Service, Immigration and
Prisons Board (CDFIPB), Dr. K.R. Attahiru for the Minister of interior/
Chairman CDFIPB. Comrade Abba Moro. The latter, until this appoint was
the most senior Deputy Comptroller of Immigration Service.
The statement signed on the minister’s behalf, read thus; “I am
directed to convey approval of His Excellency, Dr. Goodluck Ebele, GCFR
President, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria, for you (Mrs. Rose Chinyere Uzoma) to proceed on
your pre retirement accumulated leaves.”
“I am to further convey that you are to hand over the duties and
responsibilities of your office on or Wednesday, 16th January, 2013 to
the most senior Deputy Comptroller General of Immigration in the person
of Rilwan Bala Musa MNI, who will act as Comptroller General of
Immigration pending the appointment of a substantive CG of Immigration.
“On behalf of the Hon. Minister of Interior and all members of the
board, I wish to thank you for your service to Nigeria. The board wishes
you good luck in your future endeavour. The statement by Dr. Attahiru
concluded.”
It would be recalled that Mrs. Uzoma who was given the mantle of
leadership of the Immigration service on July 30, 2010 was believed to
have narrowly edged out Mr. Babajide Brown, an older Deputy Controller
of the Service (DCG) in a closely fought battle for the position.
Sources close to the ousted Immigration boss told LEADERSHIP that
Uzoma who was expected to enjoy three months terminal leave after
attaining the mandatory retirement age of 60 years, had been dropped in
national interest, after failing to execute a directive by the minister
of Interior, Comrade Abba Moro to immediately cancel the result of an
alleged controversial and scandalous recruitment exercise.
- Leadership Newspapers
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