President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accredited an 18-month extension of the tenures of Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche because the Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, and Kemi Nanna Nandap because the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service.
This disclosure is contained in a press assertion issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Monday, October 19, 2026.
Onanuga stated the tenure extension means Nwakuche will stay in workplace till May 26, 2028, whereas Nandap will serve till June 30, 2028.
What they’re saying
The Presidential media aide said that the approval adopted a advice from Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo to handle succession gaps in each companies and provides the board enough time to nominate replacements.
- The assertion reads, ”President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accredited 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.
- ”Following the approval, Nwakuche’s tenure will now finish on May 26, 2028, whereas Nandap’s tenure will finish on June 30, 2028.
- ”The approval, which adopted a advice by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, addressed a succession hole in each companies and would enable the board sufficient time to nominate successors.’‘
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