The Nigerian Immigration Service, Bayelsa State Command has disclosed plans to open a Creche for Nursing Female Officers/ Mothers to take care of their babies and guarantee no lost in working hours.
The gesture according to the command will also reduce the stress experienced by the mothers of such children between the ages of 1 to 3 years who may need such intervention at a close range while performing their duties optimally.
A signed statement by the Command Public Relations Officer, Ibeinmo-Cookey Ebitimitula made available to Channel Network Afrique indicates that the effort is in collaboration with the office of the Mayor of Yenagoa City Local Government Council who paid the Command a thank you as well as familiarisation visit.
According to the statement, the Comptroller of Bayelsa State Command, James Sunday on assumption of duty discovered that many of the female staff are nursing mothers, a factor that get them distracted from their jobs.
“Since my assumption to office, I discovered that many of our female staff are nursing mothers, while some few are at various stages of pregnancy,it occurred to me to find a solution to constant taking permission to leave the office to carry children from nursery Creche schools without coming back even when they have serious assignments to accomplish” CIS Sunday said.
He noted that the desire to reduce the burdens of running helter-skelter prompted the move and with the support of the Mayor of Yenagoa City Local Government Council Mayor Nimizo Orouoaye and council members materials were deployed for the comfort of the children and the happiness of mothers whose children are at reach and under proper supervision.
CIS Sunday further stated that the Creche that is presently meant to serve Nursing and Nursery aged children will soon upgrade to primary school with the approval of relevant authorities.
He noted that some of the NIS staff with education background and passion for children were drafted to take care of the children and a nurse was deployed to take care of the facility and the creche.
