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by Adelani Adepegba
Three
senior officers have been shortlisted and presented to The Presidency
for consideration as replacement for Ibrahim Zakari, who retired as the
Controller-General of Prisons last Thursday, after attaining the
mandatory 35 years in service.
Findings indicated that the Civil
Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prison Services Board had nominated the
candidates to the Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, who would recommend
the ideal candidate to President Goodluck Jonathan.
The President is expected to announce the new CG after consultations with the minister and other officials.
Sources informed our correspondent in
Abuja on Wednesday that the CDFIPB recommended the Deputy
Controller-General of Prisons, Aminu Suley, who is the interim CG; ACGs
Ogundele Olawepo, and Salihi Bala for the position.
It was learnt that Suley, who is the
most senior of the three men, may however not get the nod as he had
spent about eight years as DCG and may therefore be retired if he fails
to get the appointment, according to the civil service rules.
Investigations indicated that the odds
however favour Bala, who hails from Yobe State and holds a Master’s
degree in Budget Management as well as a Post-graduate Diploma in
Finance and Material Management and a B.Sc in Political Science from
Bayero University, Kano.
It was learnt that the appointment of
Bala, may also lead to the retirement of three other DCGs, including
Dagaci Abubakar, (in charge of Finance and Budget), Dr. Peter Ekpendu
(Administration and Supply) and Segun Bewaji, (Operations.).
Bala, who joined the Nigeria Prison
Service on November 29, 1984, had held various positions in the service
before his appointment as Assistant Controller-General on January 1,
2008.
Bala, currently in charge of Inmates
Training Programme at the Prison headquarters, was the zonal
coordinator, Zone ‘H’ Makurdi, between 2008-2009.
He was also the Controller in charge of Discipline (Provost-General) at the National headquarters, between 2000 and 2001
Between 1991 and 2006, he was the State
Controller in charge of Niger (1991-1992); Bauchi (1992-1994); Borno
(1996-97); FCT (1998-2000); Nasarawa (2001-05) and Jigawa (2005-06).
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