UPDATE: IMMIGRATION CLEARS 60,000 PASSPORT BACKLOGS IN FOUR DAYS – FG ANNOUNCED
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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), according to Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has cleared a backlog of nearly 60,000 passports in just four working days.
When the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, paid him a courtesy call on Tuesday in Abuja, he said this:
“When we came on board, the passport crisis was an embarrassment. And, we said: it cannot continue!” a statement from the minister’s spokesman Alao Babatunde quoted his principal as saying.
“As of this morning, I can tell you that about 60,000 passport backlogs have been cleared, especially 59,906. On Wednesday, September 6, 2023, when I gave the 2-week ultimatum, we had over 200,000 backlogs. We have recorded progress, and I maintain my word that those backlogs must be cleared.”
Edu said on her end that the visit was necessary to extend the ministry’s hand of partnership as it works to address issues including poor veteran welfare, underemployment, and societal poverty in addition to human trafficking.
She claimed that because the ministry oversees the NIS, it is in the greatest position to address the problem of human trafficking.
Therefore, the interior minister is promising her his assistance.
“His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed us to see the place of partnership as agents of his #RenewedHope Agenda, and we are here to deliver on this mandate,” he added.
“We assure you of our support. Your initiative is progressive and commendable, especially at this crucial time in the history of our country. There is a lot of work to be done, and we cannot work in silos as the President has directed.”
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