NCoS boss pledges to prioritise personnel welfare

The Controller General, Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Mr. Haliru Nababa, has promised to prioritize personnel welfare to boost their morale for more work and dedication to service.

Nababa gave the assurance during the service end-of-year party, dinner, and award night for officers and men of NCoS on Thursday in Abuja.

He said that the essence of the gathering was essentially to pat themselves on the back for a job well done by wining and dining as one big, strong, and united family.

According to him, "this, I believe, will encourage dedication and professionalism among the ranks."

"To all our officers and men, I sincerely appreciate you for holding forth all through the year, especially those of you who distinguished yourselves in the performance of your duties.

"I enjoin you all not to relent but to brace up for better performance in the coming year.

"Be assured that on my part, I will not rest on my oars in ensuring that staff welfare remains paramount," he said.

One of the awardees, Deputy Controller of Corrections and Principal Staff Officer (PSO), Mamman Salisu, appreciated the Controller General for recognizing officers and men for their honesty.

This, he said, included dedication to duty and transparency, thereby making sure that the interests of the nation and service were paramount in the discharge of their responsibilities.

"This award signifies that the NCoS has recognized the effort we have been putting in to make sure the service moves forward."

"This will also give us more zeal." This recognition has encouraged us to put in more effort.

"I want to say this is the first time this event has been organized, and this is a great morale booster that will help personnel put more efforts into the discharge of the mandate of the service," he said.

The Supreme reports that the event was the first of its kind in the service and that 19 personnel were awarded, including two posthumous awards.