President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Adepoju Wura-Ola as substantive Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service.
Wura-Ola has been in an acting capacity since June 1, 2023.
This was contained in a statement on Monday by the Secretary of Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration, and Prisons Services Board, Ja’afaru Ahmed.
The statement partly read,
“President Tinubu approved the appointment of Adepoju Wura-Ola as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service.
“Until her appointment, she was the Deputy Comptroller General in charge of the Finance and Accounts Directorate.
“As an NIS officer, CGI Wura-Olu attended some training, including the Immigration Training School in Kano, the Immigration Command and Staff College in Sokoto, the National Institute for Security Studies in Lower Usman Dam, Bwari, Abuja, and Emotional Intelligence and Transformation Leadership.
“She is also a fellow of the Pass Command Course, a fellow of the Security Institute of Nigeria, and a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada. She is happily married with children.”
