Nigerians ought to get passports in two weeks — Minister

The Minister of Inside, Bunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Tuesday, stated 55,000 of the 200,000 passports backlog had been cleared.

He added that extra could be cleared earlier than the top of the two-week deadline given to the Immigration boss, including that after the backlogs are cleared, Nigerians ought to be capable of receive their passports in two weeks.

He spoke when the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, visited his workplace in Abuja.

This was contained in a press release by the Director of Press, Ministry of Inside, Afonja Ajibola.

He stated, “Nigerians should not be relegated from being residents of Nigeria by denying them a passport.

“He reiterated his perception that we should get it proper now, including that he receives updates each morning; and that this very morning, he’s been briefed that about 55,000 passports have been cleared, out of the 200,000 passports backlog he instructed to be cleared in two weeks.

“He then assured that by the point the backlogs are cleared, Nigerians will begin having fun with the environment friendly service of getting their passports issued inside two weeks upon utility.”

Talking, Edu promised widows of slain personnel of the Nigeria Safety and Civil Defence Corps, Immigration Service, Nigerian Correctional Service, and Federal Fireplace Service entry to mushy loans.

She additionally promised that inmates on the correctional centres could be empowered by expertise acquisition programmes.

She stated, “The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Beta Edu, stated her Ministry’s Mandate has been expanded to cowl extra Nigerians, who’re about 16 million who’re prone to insecurity resulting in their displacement, thereby inflicting humanitarian crises.

“She additionally stated her ministry is able to intervene within the provision of soppy loans to the widows of deceased NSCDC, correctional officers, males and officers of Nigeria Immigration Service and Fireplace Service officers. In accordance with her, inmates of Correctional services will begin having fun with related intervention by a expertise acquisition programme.

“She, nevertheless, stated because the Federal Fireplace Service is an company underneath the supervision of the Ministry that additionally responds to catastrophe, her consideration can even be given in that course; whereas NSCDC’s function in safety intelligence can even be activated as a part of the joint partnership.”