…Adopt Committees’ report on unified Board for NSCDC, Immigration.
Fire Service, Correctional Service
The House of Representatives on Tuesday rescinded its resolution on a
bill seeking to establish Electoral Offences Commission and for other
related matters.
The resolution was in pursuant of Ord 9, Rule 1(6) of the House
Standing Orders 10th Edition.
In his lead debate, Chairman, House Committee on Rules and Business,
Hon. Abubakar Fulata observed that the House had on Wednesday, 14th
June, 2022 referred the bill to the Committee on the Whole.
“The House also notes that a bill for an Act to establish National
Electoral Offences Commission and the Electoral Offences Tribunal to
provide for the legal framework for investigation and prosecution of
electoral offences for the general improvement of the electoral
process in Nigeria and for related matters on the same subject matter
are pending before the House, hence the need to rescind the resolution
on the bill to further consolidate with the above-mentioned bills.”
Also at plenary, the House adopted the recommendations of its
committees which seeks to establish a Board that will provide policy
direction, appoint, promote and exercise disciplinary control over
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence
Corps (NSCDC), Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), Federal Fire
Service (FFS) and for other related matters.
Clause 4 of the 40-page report, empowered the Board to recommend among
eligible serving Deputy Commandants-General or Assistant
Commandants-General of the NSCDC officers to the Minister to be
recommended to the President for appointment as NSCDC
Commandant-General.
Clause 4(ii) also empowered the Board to recommend and shortlist among
eligible serving Deputy Controllers-General or Assistant
Controllers-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service officers to
the Minister to be recommended to the President for appointment as NCS
Controller-General.
Clause 4(iii) also empowered the Board to recommend and shortlist
among eligible serving Deputy Controllers-General or Assistant
Controllers-General of the Federal Fire Service officers to the
Minister to be recommended to the President for appointment as FFS
Controller-General.
Clause 4(iv) also empowered the Board to recommend and shortlist among
eligible Deputy Comptrollers-General or Assistant Comptrollers-General
of the Nigerian Immigration Service officers to the Minister to be
recommended to the President for appointment as NIS
Comptroller-General.
The Board, according to Clause 4(b) is also empowered to ensure
appointment and promotion of persons from Grade level 08 and above in
the NSCDC, NIS, NCS and FSS, including disciplinary control, including
dismissal of persons from Grade Level 08 and above.
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