Perm Sec Pledges
Perm Sec Pledges Support on Prison
Decongestion
The Newly posted Permanent Secretary to ministry of interior,
Barrister Georgian Ekeoma Ehurian has agreed to support Nigeria
prison service in decongesting prisons nation wide.
Barrister Georgian stated this during a familiarization visit to
Nigerian Prisons Headquarters (NPS) Abuja. She shared her
experience in law and criminal case which developed her interest in
prisons.
The perm Sec congratulated the Controller General of Prisons
(CGP) Ja’afaru Ahmed on his recorded achievements and urge the
service to involve the services of lawyers to assist in the
decongestion of Prisons, which she noted is mostly overcrowded with
inmates on awaiting trials.
Earlier in his welcome address, the CGP solicited the support of
the newly posted perm Sec to help the service in decongesting
prisons as that has been the major challenge confronting the
Service.
Ja’afaru said, so far the service has recorded some achievements
which include the provision of logistics for conveying the
prisoners to court, Educational programmes for inmate, improvement
on staff welfare, infrastructural upgrade etc.
Until her posting to the ministry of interior, Barrister
Georgian worked with the ministry of Defence under the cabinet
affairs office and later posted as permanent Secretary to ministry
of mines and steel development, an astute public servant with years
of cognate experience, she also work as the permanent Secretary at
Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSOF).
She took over from Dr Mohammed Bello umar ,who has been moved to
Ministry of power ,works,and housing.
Ezelie Francisca
Public Relation Unit PNHQ Abuja