The Former Comptroller of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) in Bayelsa State, Sunday James has been redeployed to Rivers State.
Comptroller Sunday James,who is expected to be replaced by Comptroller Bala Yakubu from the Kano State Command, has assumed duty, charging Personel to remain non-partisan during 2023 elections.
Comptroller Sunday James,who assumed duty on Monday as the Comptroller of Immigration Service Rivers State Command, outlined the rule of engagement to senior officers/ heads of units, stressing on the critical role and mandate of the service vis- a-vis coming 2023 general election and other operational issues.
Comptroller James, while speaking at the Nigerian Immigration Service headquarters in Port Harcourt,Rivers State, warned officers against being partisan and enjoined them to work by the ethics of the service and within the mandate of the service.
He challenged all the Divisional Immigration Officers from the 23 Local Government of Rivers State on what the service expect of them as grassroot officers with close contact with the locals advising them against partisanship and unethical practice,few days to the election.
He also charged the immigration officers to be security conscious and report promptly any issue or incident that calls for quick intervention to justify their assignment during the polls.
According to him, “The Nigeria Immigration Service Rivers State Command is prepared for the 2023 General Elections and willing to deliver on its mandate to enforce compliance by Non Nigerians on their Non participation and interference in Nigeria’s election by not voting and not voted for, neither are they to be accosted with the National Identity Card nor Voters card.”
The Former Comptroller of Immigration in Rivers State, now promoted Assistant Comptroller General AJ Kwassau, who is now in-charge CERPAC Unit at the NIS Headquarters Abuja (a unit saddled with issuance of the Combined Expatriate Residence Permit and Aliens Card)to expatriates working in Companies in Nigeria,an investment driven arm of the service .
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