“I faced this, tell me what an average Nigerian will face. It’s like we are waiting for a passport to heaven. ” -Igbere TV reports
The Minister of Interior, Bunmi Tunji-Ojo has said that Nigerians seeking to obtain international passports must be treated with respect, especially those in foreign countries.
Addressing journalists after the inspection of the facilities at the Nigerian Immigration Service and Nigerian Correctional Service on Wednesday, Tunji-Ojo said there’s a need to reduce the waiting period to get an international passport, lamenting that Nigerians spend months to get the document.
He lamented that his daughter was delayed for six months before she could get her passport.
“My daughter waited for six months to get her passport booklet. I was a House committee on NDDC chairman, I faced this, tell me what an average Nigerian will face. It’s like we are waiting for a passport to heaven. ”
He also directed that Nigerians seeking to obtain international passports must be treated with respect, especially those in foreign countries.
Tunji-Ojo specifically said personnel at the London passport office must heed his directive.
He said, “A passport is a right and not a privilege. Nigerians anywhere they are especially those outside the shores of the country must be treated with respect. Those in the London Immigration office must improve its services and accord Nigerians maximum respect while seeking travel documents. Our citizens wherever they are must be proud of who they are.”
