President Bola Tinubu has approved 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.
Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in a statement on Monday, said the approval means that Nwakuche’s tenure will now end on May 26, 2028, while Nandap’s tenure will end on June 30, 2028.
According to Onanuga, the approval, which followed a recommendation by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, addressed a succession gap in both Services and would allow the board enough time to appoint successors.
President Tinubu commended Nwakuche and Nandap for the reforms achieved under their leadership and charged them to consolidate these gains.
Recall that President Tinubu had nominated Nwakuche as Controller-General of the Correctional Service in December 2024, while the Senate confirmed the appointment in March 2025.
The President also nominated Kemi Nanna Nandap as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on February 21, 2024 and her nomination was confirmed by the Senate on March 1, 2024.
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