Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Nigeria's Minister of Interior, raises alarm about the prevalence of foreigners possessing Nigerian passports, leading to global embarrassment and wrongful attribution of crimes to Nigerian citizens. He emphasizes the need for pre-data documentation and authentication processes to ensure the integrity of Nigerian passports.
December 18, 2024 2:07 pmOlubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minister of interior, says many foreigners possess Nigerian passport, causing global embarrassment and wrongful attribution of crimes to the country’s citizens.on Wednesday when he featured on the Morning Show, a programme on Arise Television.
The minister said passport must be easily accessible by citizens, adding that they serve as vital security and sovereign documents of the country.“Passport is beyond a travel document; it’s a sovereign document of state. It belongs to the Nigerian government,” he said. ”Immediately you upload, it gets sent real time to the local government where this thing is from. They authenticate it to be sure that you are a Nigerian and is getting a Nigerian passport.“The embarrassment that we get as a country by people who are not Nigerians carrying Nigerian passport is out of this world.
“They are carrying Nigerian passport, if you do not have a certificate of origin, how am I supposed to be sure that you are a Nigerian?Advertisement
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