The National Association of Retired Immigration Officers (NARIO) has advised the newly appointed Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Kemi Nanna Nandap to strengthen and improve operational activities at the nation’s borders.
The association also advised the NIS management team to give renewed interest in robust intelligence gathering and migration management.
In a statement by a member, of the Technical Working Committee, NARIO, Mr Amos Okpu, he noted that the advice was offered when the association paid a visit to the CGI to felicitate with her on her new appointment.
Led by the interim National President of the association, Assistant Comptroller General of Immigration Ezekiel S Kaura(rtd) the Officers were at the Service Headquarters, Abuja, to congratulate CGI Kemi N Nandap on her well-deserved appointment as the 19th Comptroller General of the Service.
Mr Okpu,said that the interim national president of NARIO enjoined the new CG to hit the ground running to deliver a well-motivated and professional workforce that would place the Service prominently in the nation’s security architecture.
“He assured of uncommon and timely support from the body of retired personnel to ensuring that the new CG succeeds, and the Service remains relevant in the discharge of its statutory mandate.
“He noted that some very experienced members of the association are available to offer useful contributions to protect and preserve our institutional memory.
“The interim president advised the new management of the Service, to make concerted efforts to strengthen and improve operational activities at the nation’s borders as well give renewed interests in robust intelligence gathering and migration management.
” He pledged the association’s readiness to an enduring partnership with management in the areas of staff capacity development activities stressing that the association has members who are ready and willing to coach and mentor new and young personnel in the Service. He called on the new CGI to also enable some welfare programmes for retirees of the Service.
“Responding, the CGI thanked the association for the visit stressing that her doors were open for enhanced engagements and collaboration. She assured that the points raised by the association in the document presented would be meticulously examined for possible implementation”.
According to Okpu, some of the association members on the visit included :ACG Usman Abdullahi (rtd) CIS Kayode Musa (rtd), CIS AI Ogar, (rtd) among others.
