BREAKING NEWS, Politics
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THE Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS, has directed former ministers and governors to immediately surrender diplomatic passports issued to them while they were in office.
Martin Abeshi, comptroller-general of the NIS, in a statement on Monday, September 7, said the order from President Muhammadu Buhari.
Also to surrender their diplomatic passports are former senators, former members of the House of Representatives, and former members of state Houses of Assembly.
Others are former commissioners, former special advisers/special assistants, former chairmen/deputy chairmen of local government areas, all retired heads of parastatals and retired public servants.
“These categories of persons are hereby informed that these passports which were previously held by them have been revoked and should return them to the Nigeria Immigration Service Headquarters Sauka Abuja with immediate effect,” Abeshi said in the statement, adding: “Failure to comply with this directive will amount to an offence under the Immigration Act 2015. Such unauthorized possession will be impounded at our control posts on arrival or departure.”
The federal government had on August 24, directed the NIS to retrieve all valid diplomatic and official passports from all persons not entitled to hold such documents.
According to the statement, the measure was intended to protect and promote Nigeria’s integrity in the comity of nations in addition to ensuring law and order.
— Sep 8, 2015 @ 13:35 GMT
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