Tinubu Extends Tenures for Immigration, Correctional Chiefs
President Bola Ahmed 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. This decision, confirmed on October 19, 2026, by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, aims to address a succession gap identified by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo.
Nwakuche's tenure will now extend until May 26, 2028, while Nandap's will conclude on June 30, 2028. President Tinubu commended both officials for their leadership and directed them to continue consolidating reforms within their agencies.
Nwakuche was nominated in December 2024 and confirmed by the Senate in March 2025, while Nandap was nominated on February 21, 2024, and confirmed on March 1, 2024.
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