FG approves promotion of 10,979 prisons officers, men

THE Federal Government has approved the promotion 10,979 officers and men of the Nigerian Prison Service to their new ranks.

This was contained in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Prison Service, Mr Francis Enobore and made available to newsmen on Monday in Abuja.

He noted that the Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Services Board (CDFIPB) on behalf of the Federal government approved the promotion of 4,075 qualified officers and men of the Nigerian Prisons Service on Consolidated Paramilitary Salary Structure (CONPASS) 08 to 15.

This includes officers on lateral conversion from inspectorate cadre to officers’ cadre due to acquisition of additional qualifications.

Enobore, also explained that the Controller-General of Prisons, Ja’afaru Ahmed in a letter signed by the Assistant Controller-General of Prisons, Mr O.Y. Musa, approved the promotion of 6,904 other ranks including those elevated from Prisons Assistant cadre to the inspectorate cadre.

The beak down of rank categories affected in the promotion exercise, include 609 senior officers, 352 Principal Inspectors of Prisons (PIP) to Chief Inspectors of Prisons (CIP) and 2,435 Inspectors of Prisons (IP) to Senior Inspectors (SIP).

The number of Lateral Conversion from inspectorate to officers’ cadre were 133, up-grading (Inspector to Assistant Superintendent) 546, Assistant Inspector of Prisons (AIP) to Inspectors of Prisons (IP) 1,039 and Prisons Assistant Cadre to Inspectors Cadre (acquisition of additional qualifications) – 120.

The statement further indicated that 1,812 Senior Prisons Assistant (SPA) to Chief Prisons Assistant (CPA), 1,548 Prisons Assistant 1 (PA1) to Senior Prisons Assistant (SPA), 2,195 Prisons Assistant 11 (PA11) to Prisons Assistant (PA1) while 190 Prisons Assistant 111 (PA111) were promoted to Prisons Assistant 11 (PA11).

Enobore said the Controller General of Prisons while congratulating the successful officers, enjoined them to justify the confidence reposed in them as not only worthy of the promotion but capable of handling the responsibilities associated with the new ranks.