President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the extension of tenure of office of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS), Ja’afaru Ahmed, by one year.
The tenure extension will take effect from July, 21, 2019.
The disclosure was made in a statement, Friday, by the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Interior, Mohammed Manga.
“Ja’afaru whose tenure was to end on July 21st, 2019 was recommended for the extension due to his track record of innovative reforms in the Prisons Service and the need to consolidate and complete some of the on-going programmes especially on human rights compliance, reformation and health care, agricultural and education programmes for the inmates.
“A seasoned prisons administrator, Ja’afaru until his appointment as the Controller-General, headed a number of prison formations across the country.
“He was the Deputy Controller General (covering duties) in the Directorate of Administration and Supply at the Prisons National Headquarters, Abuja”, the statement read.
Stella Enenche, Abuja
