No shortage of Passports, FG assures Nigerians

Amid concerns by some Nigerians about the difficulty in
procuring international passports from the Nigeria Immigration
Service NIS, the federal government has declared that there is a
surplus of passport booklets in its kitty, urging Nigerians to not
panic.

Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau gave the assurance
Monday in Abuja while decorating 16 newly-promoted Deputy
Controller Generals and Deputy Commandant Generals of the NIS,
Nigeria Prisons Service and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence
Corps NSCDC.

Addressing the new officers, the minister said; “You are aware
that we have a lot challenges in our efforts towards reforms in
your various services. In the Nigeria Immigration Service for
instance, we have challenges in the issuance of passports but we
have passports available and you must make sure that Nigerians get
them”.

He said the officers must ensure that once the government
introduces new policies, they are implemented to the letter.

Dambazau also drew the attention of both the prisons service and
the NSCDC to a memo recently approved by the Federal Executive
Council FEC on the need to ensure enhanced service delivery in line
with best practices.

Responding on behalf of the officers, DCG Yahaya Dauda Inusa
pledged to deliver on the mandates of their new offices, urging the
government not to hesitate in bringing them in line should they
deviate from set objectives.

In apparent reference to some side comments regarding their
elevation, Inusa said all newly-decorated officers sat for and
passed the appropriate examinations before they were promoted.

There had been concerns that some of the most eligible officers
for the prestigious rank were skipped in favour of others in
inexplicable circumstances.

Among those decorated were Inusa Dauda Yahaya, Lawal Rafiu,
Usman Shehu Kangiwa, Adesoji Emmanuel Adeoye and Haruna Jega.

Amid concerns by some Nigerians about the difficulty in
procuring international passports from the Nigeria Immigration
Service NIS, the federal government has declared that there is a
surplus of passport booklets in its kitty, urging Nigerians to not
panic.

Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau gave the assurance
Monday in Abuja while decorating 16 newly-promoted Deputy
Controller Generals and Deputy Commandant Generals of the NIS,
Nigeria Prisons Service and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence
Corps NSCDC.

Addressing the new officers, the minister said; “You are aware
that we have a lot challenges in our efforts towards reforms in
your various services. In the Nigeria Immigration Service for
instance, we have challenges in the issuance of passports but we
have passports available and you must make sure that Nigerians get
them”.

He said the officers must ensure that once the government
introduces new policies, they are implemented to the letter.

Dambazau also drew the attention of both the prisons service and
the NSCDC to a memo recently approved by the Federal Executive
Council FEC on the need to ensure enhanced service delivery in line
with best practices.

Responding on behalf of the officers, DCG Yahaya Dauda Inusa
pledged to deliver on the mandates of their new offices, urging the
government not to hesitate in bringing them in line should they
deviate from set objectives.

In apparent reference to some side comments regarding their
elevation, Inusa said all newly-decorated officers sat for and
passed the appropriate examinations before they were promoted.

There had been concerns that some of the most eligible officers
for the prestigious rank were skipped in favour of others in
inexplicable circumstances.

Among those decorated were Inusa Dauda Yahaya, Lawal Rafiu,
Usman Shehu Kangiwa, Adesoji Emmanuel Adeoye and Haruna Jega.