By Uche Kalu
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Anambra
State Command has promoted 46 officers to various ranks.
The officers included six Deputy
Comptrollers, seven Assistant Comptrollers, one Chief Superintendent of
Immigration, four Superintendent of Immigration.
Others were; 11 Deputy Superintendent of
Immigration, one Assistant Superintendent of Immigration 1 and 16 Assistant
Superintendent of Immigration 2
Performing the ceremony at the Anambra
headquarters of the command, the Comptroller, Edirin Okoto urged the newly
promoted officers to see their elevation as act of God which they must
reciprocate with hard work, diligence to duty as well as exhibiting high sense
of professionalism.
Mr Okoto who is barely three months old in
Anambra, while congratulating the promoted officers, stressed that getting
elevated in the Service doesn't come easy, " as far as the service is
concerned, you have to work very hard and your ability and dexterity must be
recognized to take you to greater
heights, " he noted.
The Comptroller who enjoined those that were
not promoted to work harder, put in their best and follow the steps of the
successful officers, assured that NIS, Anambra command will keep moving to
greater heights.
He thanked God for such a blessed day and
commended the guests for finding time to grace the occasion.
Speaking with journalists after the
ceremony, Patrick Nnadi Mezuma who was
promoted from the rank of Assistant Comptroller to Deputy Comptroller of
Immigration described the day as a very memorable one and thanked God for such
honour.
Mr.
Mezuma stated that promotion is not only being qualified but there are a lot of
indices to consider which includes the federal character, years of service
among other things.
He noted that promotion comes with additional
responsibility and prayed God to grant him the enablement to discharge his
duties as the most senior in the rank.
Also
speaking, Ifeoma Obiora who was promoted from Assistant Superintendent of
Immigration to Deputy Superintendent of Immigration felt excited for her new
position.
She
promised to continue to be loyal to the service as serving the public has been
her passion.
The
husband of Assumpta Onyekachukwu Ezeani
who was promoted from Chief Superintendent of Immigration to Assistant
Comptroller of Immigration and Director in Anambra Basic Education, Uchenna
Elochukwu Ezeani described his wife as a
faithful, dutiful, loving, caring and mother of all his children, maintained
that getting promoted is not easy and it brings joy.
Dr Ezeani who was excited,
promised to support his wife to get more promotions. "She has all my
support, every encouragement she needs from me and the entire family, she will
get it."
Highpoint of the event was the decoration of
the officers in their new ranks.
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