To ease the current passport collection difficulties experienced by Nigerians, the Nigeria Immigration Service has begun the construction of the Abeokuta passport office in Ogun State.
The Immigration Service Public Relations Officer, Deputy Controller, Tony Akuneme, in a statement, noted that the Comptroller General of Immigration, Mr. Isah Idris, laid the first bricks for the construction.
According to the statement, this was part of the Comptroller General’s tour of Immigration formations in Zone A comprising Lagos and Ogun states.
Mr. Idris while laying the bricks for the new office reiterated that he intends to end the hardship on passport collection as he said the new office is coming timely, and that on completion, it would enhance passport processing and production.
“Part of my agenda is to make passport acquisition seamless. And the only way we could do this is to improve, build the structures, and equip it so that Nigerians can get these services seamlessly without tears. This is indeed a timely project for upgrading our service delivery to the people of Ogun State and Nigeria as a whole.
“This development will surely enhance passport processing and production in the Gateway State. I congratulate the personnel of the Ogun State Command of the NIS, and I can assure that this project will also help them deliver optimal service to the people of the state at all times.”
As part of his tour of the state command, the immigration boss also paid courtesy visits on the State Governor, Mr Dapo Abiodun, and the Alake and Paramount ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, thanking them for their support to the NIS as he also lauded the people of the state for their support to the immigration service and urged them to always stand for the progress of the nation.
