Lucky Obukohwo Reporting
Benin, Edo StateÂ
A total of 120 Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) officers have been promoted in Edo State to various ranks in the ongoing nationwide promotion exercise in the service.
Speaking at the decoration ceremony of the newly promoted officers at the Nigerian Correctional Service, Edo State command, the Comptroller, Emehimola Philomena, charged officers to see their elevations as a call to more work which they must justify.
“Those of you that have been promoted, you must be ready to do more work, for the rewards for promotion is more work.
“You have been called to duty, and you have to prove to the Nigerian Correctional Service that you are up and doing that your promotion was not a mistake.
“So, my advice for all of you, is to be diligent in your job and those of you who were not promoted, by the grace of God next time , you will have your own share of the promotion”, Emehimola said.
She commended the Comptroller General of NCS, Haliru Nababa for ensuring that officers of the command were among those promoted in the service, just as she assured that the promoted officers will live up to their responsibility.
Expressing her joy for the promotion, Ayemien
Otasowie, said that the new rank calls for greater responsibility.
“I am so happy for the promotion as people usually say and as I know, promotion comes from God and He has done it again and among the multitude of persons, God picked me out of them. So, I am so very happy”, Otasowie said.
She said she is aware that promotion comes with more responsibility adding that, the elevation has given her the courage to be more dedicated to her duty.