THE Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said President Bola Tinubu has ended promotion backlogs in the services under the ministry and approved lifetime salaries for retired Comptrollers-General (CGs) and Deputy Comptrollers-General (DCGs) of Immigration.
Tunji-Ojo made the disclosure on Friday at the closing ceremony of the Specialised Border Control and Immigration Management System (BCIMS) Training held at the Immigration Headquarters in Abuja.
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News Point Nigeria reports that the minister commended Tinubu for addressing promotion backlogs, noting that no fewer than 50,000 personnel had gained new ranks and offices within three years.
“It has never happened before, but Tinubu did it. He also increased the volume of recruitment, where we now have no fewer that 40,000 new recruits at once.
“When it comes to salary increment, Mr President has done it. In terms of hazard allowances, peculiar allowance, he also did,” he said.
Tunji-Ojo also praised the President for his commitment to the welfare of serving and retired personnel, highlighting the increase in pensions for retired Comptrollers-General of Immigration.
“Previously, CGs had a pension of about N130,000, it was not encouraging. But what did the president do? He signed, and approved salary for life for CGs and DCGs.
“This president has cared for the services more than any president in the history of Nigeria. He has given you his all.
“And all he asks from us in the service is to do our jobs well and make Nigerians happy. Everything we have asked of him, he has done. This the least we can do,” he added.
The minister also described Tinubu as a visionary leader whose policies were designed to deliver long-term and lasting positive impacts.
Tunji-Ojo noted that, under the Renewed Hope Agenda, the President was building a system that would stand the test of time and remain effective even after he left office.
“President Bola Tinubu has never been about the immediate, but the future. He understands that the most prosperous nations do not boil, cook, and eat their seeds, they plant them.
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“What this president is doing is planting the seed so that there will be abundance for the future,” he said.
The minister said Tinubu recognised that he would not remain in office forever, but that institutions would endure beyond his presidency. He added that what mattered was what would be handed down through generations.
