Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSSDC), Anambra state Command, yesterday, decorated 72 newly promoted officers of the command with a charge to live up to the confi dence reposed in them by the authorities of the corps.
Out of the 72, one officer was elevated to the rank of Deputy Commandant of Corps, DCC; one to the rank of Assistant Commandant of Corp, ACC; thirteen were elevated to the rank of the Chief Superintendent of Corps while four were decorated with the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Corps.
Similarly, some of the officers were promoted from the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Corps 2 to the Assistant Superintendent of Corps I; from Senior Inspector of the Corps to Principal Inspector of the Corps; and others from Inspector of Corps to Senior Inspector of Corps.
Decorating the officers, the Anambra state Commandant of the Corps, Mr. John Ahwen, charged them to live up to their responsibilities as suggested by their new ranks.
“This elevation shows that our organisation recognises productivity, ingenuity and hard work.
Our Commandant General, Abdulahi Mohammed Gana, approved your promotion as a demonstration of the fact that the Corps recognises the fact that people do not remain in one rank forever.
This promotion is an incentive to service,” he said.
Speaking on behalf of the newly decorated officers, Ame Ude Ugwuogo, a Deputy Commandant of the Corps, commended the state Commandant of the Corps, John Ahwen, as well as the Commandant General, Abdulahi Mohammed Gana, adding that it was based on their recommendations that the officers were elevated to the next level.
