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House of Reps gives immigration 72 hours to clear backlog of passport booklet applications

Akinwande Soji-Ojo by Akinwande Soji-Ojo
April 29, 2021
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The House of Representatives has given the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) 72 hours to clear the backlog of applications for passport booklets.

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At Thursday’s plenary, the House also asked the Ministry of Interior to review its agreement with the passport printing company to boost the production of the booklets.

The resolutions followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by Ugonna Ozurigbo from Imo state.

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Many Nigerians have been lamenting the inability to renew their passports or get a new one due to booklets scarcity.

Although NIS had said the booklets are now available, but Nigerians are still experiencing challenges in getting the passports- both within and outside the country.

Leading the debate on the motion, Ozurigbo said the long wait for international passport has brought “untold hardship on Nigerians with urgent needs to travel out of the country.”

“Nigerians who are on medical referrals outside the country are developing needless health complications while waiting for their passports to be issued. Those on urgent business trips have missed rewarding opportunities due to the unavailability of passport booklets to enable them to travel,” he said.

Ozurigbo also said the scarcity is “breeding a class of passport racketeers who extort innocent citizens with the promise to assist.”

In adopting the motion, the House also mandated its committees on interior and foreign affairs to ensure compliance and report back within four weeks.

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