The Federal Government has approved new uniform for the Nigerian
Correctional Service (NCoS) to reflect its new name.
NCoS Comptroller General (CG), Mr Ja’afaru Ahmed said this at
the inauguration of the administrative block of the Correctional
Staff School (CSS) on Thursday in Abuja.
He said that the measure was part of the new act signed by
President Muhammadu Buhari in July 2019.
Buhari signed the new act of the Nigeria Prisons Service (NIS)
now Correctional Service into law on July 31, 2019.
He said that there were other initiatives to take care of the
staff education, health, housing adding that the welfare of the
officers and men of the service was paramount.
“Very soon, you will see us in our new uniform. We have been
wearing this uniform for over 100 years and we need to change it to
be in tune with the new act.
“We are also putting into place measures to ensure the full
implementation of the new act but there has not been any budget
yet, once the budget is in place, we will be able to implement the
measures we have put in place to have a better service,” he
said.
The CG said that the service was committed to staff welfare in
ensuring officers and men carried out their duties effectively.
He added that aside ensuring that staff salaries were paid as at
when due, the service was also trying to provide decent
accommodation across the country.
“We are also mindful of those taking care of the inmates because
while we are thinking of providing accommodation and welfare for
inmates, we are also committed to give the staff decent
accommodation and education opportunity and provide their basic
needs,” he said.
Welcoming guests, President, Prisons Officers Wives Association
(PROWA) Mrs Gwamma Ahmed said that the association had established
staff schools in some parts of the country aside the school at the
headquartres in Abuja.
Ahmed explained that PROWA would ensure that the school maintain
a high standard for the students to contribute to the development
of the nation.
“I want the students to have good education, be of good
conducts, good citizens and be respected in the society after
graduating from the school.
“According to late Nelson Mandela, education is the most
powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
“It is in this light that we have continued to pursue our strong
desire to lay down for our children, a credible educational
foundation which is one of the best legacies we owe them,” she
said.
Ahmed said that the transition from Prisons Service to
Correctional Service would require PROWA to change its name
too.
“Following the transition from NIS to NCoS, as it is today,
PROWA has initiated due process required to change its name to
reflect the new order.
“I assure you that in no distant time, the new name will be
unveiled,” she added. NAN