Endless queue for passports must stop, FG tells NIS… 

The Federal Government has expressed dismay over the difficult circumstances Nigerians have to go through in order to obtain a passport, warning that the era where citizens queue endlessly to get passports must stop.

Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who spoke at a brief with the Acting Comptroller General of Immigration, Adepoju Carol Wura-Ola, and Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Haliru Nababa, urged the Nigeria Immigration Service to make the process seamless while ensuring that the document is made available to applicants in record time.

A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Minister, Alao Babatunde, on Wednesday in Abuja, said the Minister also charged agency heads under the ministry on the need to walk their talk as the country is at a critical point and in dire need of transformation.

She reiterated the order of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to get all hands on deck to actualise the renewed hope agenda of the current administration.

The minister reminded the agency heads that the new administration was not interested in usual talks and essay presentations, but actions to deliver value and growth.

The Minister also underscored the importance of leveraging technology as a means to enhance efficiency and accuracy within the immigration and correctional services.