President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted 18-month tenure extensions for Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche, Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service and Kemi Nanna Nandap, Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service.
According to a press release by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, following the approval, Nwakuche’s tenure will now finish on May 26, 2028, whereas Nandap’s tenure will finish on June 30, 2028.
The approval, which adopted a suggestion by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, addressed a succession hole in each Services and would enable the board sufficient time to nominate successors.
President Tinubu counseled Nwakuche and Nandap for the reforms achieved below their management and charged them to consolidate these positive aspects.
President Tinubu nominated Nwakuche as Controller-General of the Correctional Service in December 2024. The Senate confirmed the appointment in March 2025.
President Tinubu nominated Kemi Nanna Nandap because the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on February 21, 2024. The Senate confirmed the appointment on March 1, 2024.
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