THE Nigeria Correctional Service, Edo State Command has decorated 109 newly promoted officers of the command with the new ranks, calling for more dedication to duties.
In her address, the state Controller of Corrections , Philomena Emehinola, said the promotions were a call to duty and charged the promoted officers to be more hardworking and disciplined.
She said, “President Bola Tinubu has been more benevolent to the service, particularly with the historic promotions of more than 12000 personnel in 2024.
“Since the coming of the president, Sen. Bola Tinubu, he has shown more support to the correctional service. Our promotion is not delayed and we are sure that the 2025 promotion will even be more earlier than this,”
Emehinola, who is newly promoted Assistant Controller General, however, pacified those not captured in the new promotions.
She noted that their promotions would come at God’s appointed time, but urged them to brace up.
“Let’s continue to move the service forward. Nobody else can do it for us. All of us have to brace up, be more disciplined and hardworking to take the service to an enviable height,” she said.
Giving a breakdown of the promotions, she noted that, eight of the officers were promoted to the rank of Deputy Controller (DC) and another eight to Assistant Controllers (AC).
Also, 12 were promoted Chief Superintendent, 10 superintendents, 32 Deputy Superintendent, 22 Assistant Superintendent I and 13 Assistant Superintendent III.
Responding on behalf of others, DC Smart Omonua commended the authorities of the service for the elevation, assuring that the officers would reciprocate the gesture.
The occasion was graced by senior officers of the other sister security agencies in the state.
