Musa’s appointment was contained a
statement signed by the Director/Secretary, Civil Defence, Fire Service,
Immigration and Prisons Board (CDFIPB), Dr. K.R. Attahiru for the Minister of
interior/ Chairman CDFIPB. Comrade Abba Moro. The latter, until this appoint
was the most senior Deputy Comptroller of Immigration Service.
The statement signed on the
minister’s behalf, read thus: "I am directed to convey approval of His
Excellency, Dr. Goodluck Ebele, GCFR President, Commander in Chief of the Armed
Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, for you (Mrs. Rose Chinyere Uzoma)
to proceed on your pre retirement accumulated leaves.
"I am to further convey that you
are to hand over the duties and responsibilities of your office on or
Wednesday, 16th January, 2013 to the most senior Deputy Comptroller General of
Immigration in the person of Rilwan Bala Musa MNI, who will act as Comptroller
General of Immigration pending the appointment of a substantive CG of
Immigration.
"On behalf of the Hon. Minister
of Interior and all members of the board, I wish to thank you for your service
to Nigeria. The board wishes you good luck in your future endeavour. The
statement by Dr. Attahiru concluded."
It would be recalled that Mrs. Uzoma,
who was given the mantle of leadership of the Immigration service on July 30,
2010, was believed to have narrowly edged out Mr. Babajide Brown, an older
Deputy Controller of the Service (DCG) in a closely fought battle for the
position.
Sources close to the ousted
Immigration boss say Uzoma, who was expected to enjoy three months terminal
leave after attaining the mandatory retirement age of 60 years, had been
dropped in national interest, after failing to execute a directive by the
minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Moro to immediately cancel the result of an
alleged controversial and scandalous recruitment exercise.
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