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President Bola Tinubu is currently presiding over a meeting of the national caucus of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Abuja.
The Eastern Updates reports that this is President Tinubu’s first meeting of this nature since assuming office in May 2024.
The high-level meeting is taking place at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, with key party leaders in attendance.
Those present include Vice President Kashim Shettima, APC National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje, President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas.
Ganduje was accompanied by nine other members of the National Working Committee, NWC, including the deputy national chairmen (North and South), national secretary, legal adviser, treasurer, organising secretary, women leader, youth leader, and leader of persons living with disabilities.
President Bola Tinubu has approved the relocation of 29 correctional centres, also known as prisons, from urban areas across the country.
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this known on Friday during the commissioning of 39 newly acquired vehicles and five bullet-resistant guard booths for the Nigerian Correctional Service in Abuja on Friday.
Tunji-Ojo highlighted that many of the existing correctional facilities, such as those in Suleja and Ikoyi, were established in the 1950s and are outdated.
“Suleja Correctional Centre was established in 1950, Ikoyi in 1956, and we even have facilities dating back to the 19th century. We cannot continue to work with such outdated infrastructure.
“The President has graciously approved for us to start the process of relocating 29 correctional centres,” he stated.
The minister emphasised the urgent need for modernisation to improve conditions for both correctional officers and inmates, noting that the relocation is part of a larger plan to address the infrastructural challenges hindering the effectiveness of the correctional system.
