Senior officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has reacted to the suspension of Comptroller-General of Immigration, David Shikfu Parradang, by stating that he did not approve the recruitment of 1,600 officers to the Service.

In a statement signed by Comrade S Audu and titled: “A STATEMENT FROM CONCERNED SENIOR IMMIGRATION OFFICERS” they stated that the immediate past president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, constituted a Board that oversaw the recruitment of the officers, noting that, Parradang did not have the powers to approve such recruitment.

They noted that President Muhammadu Buhari was not properly briefed of the process that led to the failed recruitment, adding that, Parradang was only used as a bait, same as previous Comptroller-Generals.

Read full statement below:

“Still on Suspension of Parradang of NIS…Setting the Record Straight”

The recent suspension of CGI David Shikfu Parradang OFR, mni as the Comptroller-General of Immigration with effect from 21 August 2015, is a matter that has been generating rhetorics and innuendoes in the information space. It is a development that has set so many tongues wagging and the self-styled puritans who are known for prancing on public issues and hurling uninformed analyses have yet got another assignment on their hands. But before anybody will be in a haste to take the Service to the guillotine, nay the allegedly “erring” Comptroller-General, we have considered it a deserving duty of overriding public importance to set the record straight and educate Nigerians on clear position of things. Nigeria Immigration Service has not been in the news for negative reasons over the years except for details that will be laid bare in this treatise.

The NIS as an entity is under the supervision of the Ministry of Interior through an organ known as Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Board (CDFIPB). For a paramilitary outfit that should enjoy a reasonable measure of autonomy, the relationship between the NIS and the above mentioned supervisory organ has not been rosy. And this can be traceable to the disgraceful manner successive Comptrollers-General have left office. Over the years, the major source of conflict is the issues bordering on recruitment, promotion and posting in the Service. As earlier stated the NIS is one of the agencies under the supervision of the Ministry of Interior, through the CDFIPB. However, the NIS has a legal instrument (Immigration Act 1963, reviewed in 2015) that regulates its functions. Whereas the Immigration Act and Immigration manual regulate the daily operational activities of the Nigeria Immigration Service the Board’s Act takes care of policy matters of all the agencies in the Board such as Prisons, Civil Defence and the Fire Service .

With regards to appointment, promotion and discipline, Section 4(2), CAP 12 Immigration and Prisons Board Act, LFN of 1986, states thus: The Board shall have power –
a. To appoint persons to hold or act in all the offices in the affected Services, including power to make appointments on promotion or transfer and to confirm appointments; and
b. To dismiss and exercise other disciplinary control over persons appointed pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection.
Section 4(3) of this Act however set the clear limit on the power of the Board in the following words “The power conferred on the Board under subsection (2) of this section, shall notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other enactment, include the power to appoint and exercise disciplinary control over –
a. The Director (Comptroller-General) of Immigration; and
b. The Director (Comptroller-General) of the Prisons Service.

That the recent letter of suspension of the Comptroller General reference CDFIPB/IMM/348/Vol.I/54 dated 21st August 2015 and signed by one AA Ibrahim, Director/Secretary is at variance with the letters and intention of the provisions of section 4(3) of the Board’s Act is not contestable. In the letter the signatory claimed to be directed to issue the letter by a supposedly superior authority which normally should be the Presidency but signed the said letter for and on behalf of himself. This is not only curious but quite unusual of Federal Civil Service practice. The whole exercise borders on someone usurping the power he never had to issue such a letter especially to a chief executive who was appointed by the President and Commander-in-Chief.


http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/25/jonathan-recruited-1600-into-immigration-not-parradang-nis-senior-officers/

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Gej deserve capital punishment...sending him to 300yrs in prison won't b a bad idea

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Oh my....

kestolove95:
Gej deserve capital punishment...sending him to 300yrs in prison won't b a bad idea

OGBENI U DO YOU THINK WITH UR SENSES AT ALL

kestolove95:
Gej deserve capital punishment...sending him to 300yrs in prison won't b a bad idea

must you comment?
mtchewwww

When i think about this jonathan of a man, i weep for naija. wailing wailers has to read this

Abba Joseph moro deserve to be in prison after the successful 419, even the pararradang guy was careless & his issues became worse when terrorist was granted visa, cus he should've followed the footsteps of ex custom CG Dikko to resign honourably. We all know Jonathan just sign & approved anything during his last days in office without checking but he was deceived by people in the sit of power.

Someone has been made a scapegoat.

It's too late na the guy has already been sacked , we all new they where using him as scape goat when Former minister Aba Moro is working free

4cking bitch insulting Igbo people while having your picture proudly displayed on your profile. You can't be a dumber you m0ron.

stale news

You people are just commenting without full understanding of the content of this post. The bone of contention is that Paradang suspension was not in line with the law, that is , he was wrongfully suspended because his suspension letter was signed by someone who does not have the authority by law to do so. I will advise you guys to read the last paragraph of the write up.

see below...

..........That the recent letter of suspension of the Comptroller General reference CDFIPB/IMM/348/Vol.I/54 dated 21st August 2015 and signed by one AA Ibrahim, Director/Secretary is at variance with the letters and intention of the provisions of section 4(3) of the Board’s Act is not contestable...................

chymystique:
Absolute Nonsense! Why didnt Parradang resign honourably when he knew his superior did what was against civil ethics?? He should stop trying to justify himself and face the music cause we all know from suspension he is going to be offically sacked.

my thought exactly!

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