President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a life-time salaries for retired Comptrollers-General and Deputy Comptrollers-General of Immigration. This is part of the president’s way of showing that he cares for the men and women f the service, according to Olubunmi Ojo, Minister of Interior.
Ojo made the revelation in Abuja on Friday at the closing ceremony of the Specialised Border Control and Immigration Management System Training at the Immigration Headquarters.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, the minister also stated that what the president has done is unprecedented in the country, noting that the administration has also approved the recruitment of more officers into the service.
No fewer than 40,000 personnel have been recruited, he said, apart from promoting over 50,000 to new ranks.
“It has never happened before, but Tinubu did it. He also increased the volume of recruitment, where we now have no fewer than 40,000 new recruits at once.”
The minister stressed that the administration has made the welfare of officers a cardinal policy, more than previous administrations in the country.
“When it comes to salary increment, Mr. President has done it. In terms of hazard allowances, peculiar allowance, he also did.
“Previously, CGs had a pension of about N130,000; it was not encouraging. But what did the president do? He signed and approved salary for life for CGs and DCGs.”
“This president has cared for the services more than any president in the history of Nigeria. He has given you his all,’’ the minister said.
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