P.E. Ekpendu
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday approved the appointment of Dr Peter Ezenwa Ekpendu as the new Controller General of Prisons.
The appointment, which was announced in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer (PRO), Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS), Mr. Ope Fatinikun.
Ekpendu replaces the Acting Comptroller General of Prisons, Aminu A Suley of ever being confirmed a substantive CGP
Ekpendu who hails from Ibeku Okwuato in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo state, had his Primary school Education at St Patrick’s school Ibek Okwuato.
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. Afterwards, he proceeded for his Secondary School education at Mbaise Secondary School ,Aboh Mbaise, with 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.
