Friday, December 13, 2024 -A total of 109 officers of the Edo State Command of the Nigeria Correctional Service, NCS, have been promoted to new ranks by the Service.
The promoted officers were decorated with the new ranks in Benin City on
Thursday by the State Controller of Corrections, Philomena Emehinola.
Emehinola, who was also promoted to the new rank of Assistant Controller
General, charged the promoted officers for more dedication to duties.
She said the promotions were a call to duty and charged the promoted
officers to be more hardworking and disciplined.
She stated that President Bola Tinubu had been more benevolent to the
service, particularly with the historic promotions of more than 12,000
personnel in 2024.
“Since the coming of the president, Sen. Bola Tinubu, he has shown more
support to the correctional service.
“Our promotion is not delayed and we are sure that the 2025 promotion
will even be more earlier than this.
“Let’s continue to move the service forward. Nobody else can do it for
us.
“All of us have to brace up, be more disciplined and hardworking to take
the service to an enviable height,” she said.
The newly promoted Assistant Controller General of Corrections who
pacified those not captured in the new promotions, assured them that their
promotions would come at the God’s allotted time, but urged them to brace up.
Emehinola, said eight of the officers were promoted to the rank of
Deputy Controller (DC) and another eight to Assistant Controllers (AC).
She posited that 12 were promoted to Chief Superintendent, 10
superintendent, 32 Deputy Superintendent, 22 Assistant Superintendent I and 13
Assistant Superintendent III, respectively.
Responding on behalf of others, DC Smart Omonua commended the authorities of the service for the elevation, assuring that the officers would reciprocate the gesture.
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