The Federal Government through the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo decorated the newly appointed Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Adepoju Caroline Wura-ola (Mrs); alongside with six Deputy Comptroller General Immigration: Auna Usman, Usman Babangida, Zainab Lawal; Hassan Sadate; Emenike Ijeoma Chidi and Nandap Kemi Nanna for efficiency and service delivery towards the nation’s security.
The Minister appreciated the President of Nigeria for making the historical day a reality.
Dr. Olubunmi commended the new CGI of hard work, dedication and perseverance that brought her to the higher level she found herself. The Minister in his words to the decorated women “you have successfully shattered the limitations of women folks , you are ready for equal opportunity to move forward”
The statement was made yesterday at the Board ‘s conference Room in Abuja during the decoration of the newly appointed Comptroller General and Deputy Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service.
The Minister revealed that we will work as a team to review the whole system, you will be the eye opener of generation that are after you, you need to make the workers and the staff of the Nigeria service at the center of what we do, no matter the technology you deploy we do not make you who you aught to be and provide what you need to achieve what you want to achieve, securing the borders, securing the nation for you to achieve. your career and training on border control must be given priority a lots of Officers have not even had foreign training. I assure Nigeria Immigration that they must regain their pride”.
Accoding to the Minister Dr Olubunmi who encouraged the decorated Officers that “it is important and very key of what you intend to achieve, but Human Resources Management (HRM), It is not just about recruitment, you need to be innovative and knowledge transfer for Human Resource management to move forward.” he added “you need to have skills analysis and come out with recommendations to bridge the gap for optimum performance, any DCG that is not ready to work and meet up with the demand will receive their letter of resignation”.
Olubunmi further said that Nigerians should sleep with their eyes closed, for you to discharge the constitutional responsibility which is the primary responsibility of the government; protection of lives and properties of the Citizen. Process are meant to regulate law not to change law.
Earlier, the Director Joint Services who is overseeing the office of the Permanent Secretary advised the newly decorated Comptroller Immigration (CGI) and the Deputy Comptroller General Immigration (DCGI) to work with the Honorable Minister of Interior, Dr, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo to overcome the menace of insecurity for development in the country. In his words “Be a mentor to those that are coming behind you, let them see in you why they need to dedicate their lives to the service of the nation, and also those you have taken over from them; prove to them that you deserved this elevation”.
In her vote of thanks, the newly appointed Comptroller General Immigration Adepoju Caroline Wura-ola (Mrs) said she is ready to work with the Minister of interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo for service delivery especially in the aspect of issuance of travel documents (passport), securing the nation and its borders and to make Immigration better than they met it.
She stated that her work is going to be basically on her Six Point Agenda enumerated below:
1, Modernizing border security
2. Welfare of Nigeria Immigration personnel
3. Training of Officers
4. Inter agencies collaboration
5. Sustain efforts at combating smuggling of migrants.
6. Smooth easier of travel documents.
In attendance at the ceremony are the Management staff of the Ministry of Interior and immigration Service.
