SAN FRANCISCO, December 05, (THEWILL) – President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday approved the appointment of Dr Peter Ezenwa Ekpendu as the new Controller General of Prisons.
A statement from the agency said Ekendu, an indigene of Imo State, South Eastern Nigeria, was the Deputy Controller General (Administration) before his appointment. He has served as deputy controller since 2012.
The statement said, “His tertiary Education was at University of Nigeria, Nsukka where he obtained his Bsc (Hons) in 1981, MED in 1984 and PHD in 1988. Dr. Ekpendu also attended the Prestigious National Institute for Policy and Strategy Studies (NIPSS) Kuru Jos in 2007.”
“Before his present appointment as the Controller General, he held various positions in the prisons.”
“He was Deputy Commandant Prisons Training, College, Lagos-1991-1994; Officer-in-Charge of Umuahia-1995-1996; Officer in charge of Owerri Prisons-1997-1998 and Deputy Controller of Prisons Training, Prisons Headquarters 1999.”
“He was also Controller of Prisons Pension, Prisons Headquarters – 2000; Controller of Prisons of Enugu State 2001-2003, Imo State 2003-2005 and Delta State 2006.”
“He was promoted Assistant Controller General of Prisons (Operations) 2008 and was deployed as Zonal Coordinator Zone D, Minna- 2009-2010 and he became Deputy Controller General (ITP) in 2011.”
“Before his new appointment as the Controller General, he was Deputy Controller General (Administration) since 2012.”
