President Goodluck Jonathan has relieved Mrs. Rosemary
Chinyere Uzoma of her duties as the Comptroller General of Immigration
Service and has appointed Mr. Rilwan Bala Musa to replace her in acting
capacity.
Musa’s appointment was contained a statement
signed by the Director/Secretary, Civil Defence, Fire Service,
Immigration and Prisons Board (CDFIPB), Dr. K.R. Attahiru for the
Minister of interior/ Chairman CDFIPB. Comrade Abba Moro. The latter,
until this appoint was the most senior Deputy Comptroller of Immigration
Service.
The statement signed on the minister’s behalf, read
thus: "I am directed to convey approval of His Excellency, Dr. Goodluck
Ebele, GCFR President, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria, for you (Mrs. Rose Chinyere Uzoma) to
proceed on your pre retirement accumulated leaves.
"I am to
further convey that you are to hand over the duties and responsibilities
of your office on or Wednesday, 16th January, 2013 to the most senior
Deputy Comptroller General of Immigration in the person of Rilwan Bala
Musa MNI, who will act as Comptroller General of Immigration pending the
appointment of a substantive CG of Immigration.
"On behalf of the
Hon. Minister of Interior and all members of the board, I wish to thank
you for your service to Nigeria. The board wishes you good luck in your
future endeavour. The statement by Dr. Attahiru concluded."
It
would be recalled that Mrs. Uzoma, who was given the mantle of
leadership of the Immigration service on July 30, 2010, was believed to
have narrowly edged out Mr. Babajide Brown, an older Deputy Controller
of the Service (DCG) in a closely fought battle for the position.
Sources
close to the ousted Immigration boss say Uzoma, who was expected to
enjoy three months terminal leave after attaining the mandatory
retirement age of 60 years, had been dropped in national interest, after
failing to execute a directive by the minister of Interior, Comrade
Abba Moro to immediately cancel the result of an alleged controversial
and scandalous recruitment exercise.
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