Buhari extends tenure of prisons CG by one year

President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the tenure of Ja’afaru Ahmed, comptroller-general of the Nigeria prisons service, by one year.

Georgina Ehuriah, permanent secretary, ministry of interior, made the disclosure in a statement on Friday.

The statement was signed by Mohammed Manga, director press and public relations of the ministry.

Ehuriah congratulated the comptroller-general and urged him to ensure the consolidation of the “ongoing reforms” in the prisons service in line with the policy thrust of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Ja’afaru’s tenure was to end on July 21, 2019.

“The extension was also to consolidate and complete some of the on-going programmes especially on human rights compliance, reformation and health care, agricultural and education programmes for inmates,” the statement read.

Ja’afaru until his appointment as the comptroller-general, headed a number of prison formations across the country.

He was the deputy comptroller-general in the directorate of administration and supply at the prisons national headquarters, Abuja.