FG appoints new prisons service boss

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday approved the appointment of Dr Peter Ezenwa Ekpendu as the new Controller General of Prisons.The new Controller General of Prisons hails from Ibeku Okwuato in Mbaise Local Government area of Imo state.He had his Primary school Education at St Patrick's school Ibeku, Okwuato in Aboh Mbaise LGA, while his Secondary School education was at Mbaise Secondary School, Aboh Mbaise, Ekpendu had his Teachers' Training College Education at Azaraegbelu Teachers' Training College Emekuku, Owerri.His tertiary Education was at University of Nigeria, Nsukka where he obtained his Bsc in 1981, M.Ed in 1984 and PhD in 1988.Dr. Ekpendu also attended the 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 service.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.
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