Piqued by the persistent scarcity of passport booklets across the country, the Acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Mrs Caroline Wura-Ola Adepoju, has declared a state of emergency over the development.
Adepoju declared the emergency in Lagos after undertaking a working visit to various offices and centres in Lagos.
The Comptroller in charge of Media and Publicity for the NIS, Mr Tony Akuneme, disclosed this on Friday in a statement in Abuja.
Akuneme quoted Mrs Adepoju as emphasising the urgent need to end passports shortage across Nigeria, stressing that a comprehensive plan of action was underway.
Akuneme said: “The Ag. CGI’s visit to Lagos encompassed significant events that underscored the gravity of the Passport crisis.
“She inaugurated a state-of-the-art Visa on Arrival Lounge at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, demonstrating her commitment to improving the overall travel experience for visitors entering Nigeria.
” Following this, she paid an unscheduled visit to the Alausa Passport office to assess the situation firsthand.
In her address, Ag. CGI Adepoju emphasized the necessity to dismantle all man-made bottlenecks that impede the Passport application process.
“She further stressed that the NIS top management is fully committed to addressing institutional and technology-based drawbacks to ensure a more efficient and streamlined service delivery.
Credit: The Nation
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