FG orders cting Immigration CG, Isah Jere, to proceed on retirement

By Sodiq Adelakun

The Federal Government has yielded to pressure and has asked the Acting Comptroller-General (CG) of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr. Isah Jere Idris to proceed on retirement with immediate effect.

This is contained in a letter issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the Acting Secretary of the Board, Edmund Obasi.

The same board oversees the Federal Fire Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Nigerian Correctional Service.

Mr Obasi, in the letter, said that the directive was sequel to the impending expiration of the one-year extension in office granted to Mr Jere by President Muhammadu Buhari via letter no. SH/COS/42/3/3/A/28, dated 22 April, 2022 which will be expiring on April 24.

Mr Jere was directed to handover to the most senior Deputy Comptroller-General of the service before April 24 pending when the president would appoint a substantive Comptroller-General.

The board, however expressed gratitude to Mr Jere for his immense contributions to the service and the country and wished him success in his future endeavours.