ABUJA: The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has decorated a new batch of Deputy Controllers, Comptrollers, and Commandants-General DCGs across Nigeria’s paramilitary agencies, marking another step in President Bola Tinubu’s reforms to end stagnation and improve career progression in the services.
The official decoration ceremony, held at the Nigeria Immigration Service Headquarters, Abuja, on Thursday, produced new Deputy Controllers, Comptrollers and Commandants-General in the Nigerian Correctional Service, Federal Fire Service, Nigeria Immigration Service NIS, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC.
The new DCGs in the Correctional Service are Kalu Francis Uluata, Kupan D. Amos (PhD, mni), Fatinikun Opeyemi (mni) and Adagiri Ahmed Ismaila.
In the Federal Fire Service, the new DCGs are Muazu Aliyu Tambari, Achi-Okidi Ijeoma and Kayode Kamoru Ajas.
As for the Nigeria Immigration Service, the new DCGs are Ngozi Odikpo, F.U. Nwaneka, S.B. Daura, D.M. Bagari, A. Obanime and A.S. Rano.
The NSCDC new DCGs are Abdulkadir Sulu, Abiakam-Omanu Christiana and Bridget Taylor.
Dr Tunji-Ojo said the promotions were based on merit, seniority and fairness. He urged the officers to see their elevation as a call to higher responsibility.
“You are not just wearing new ranks; you are carrying new responsibilities. Lead by example, mentor the officers coming behind you, and let your decisions reflect loyalty, compassion, and courage. Our people must feel the impact of your leadership through safety, protection of lives, and defence of national assets,” Tunji-Ojo said.
He reassured the officers of President Tinubu’s commitment to improved welfare, continuous reforms, and an end to career stagnation in paramilitary services.
The Permanent Secretary reminded the officers that “to whom much is given, much is expected,” while Senate Committee Chairman on Interior, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, hailed the ceremony as “amazing and worth emulating,” praising the officers’ dedication to national service.
