By The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has said the issuance of Nigerian applicants will soon begin to take less than 24 hours.
Aregbesola disclosed this at the inauguration of the newly built Nigeria Immigration Service Passport Express Centre, Maitama, Abuja, which he said was created in partnership with the private sector to make passport issuance more convenient and quick, The Punch reported.
According to the minister, the opening of the centre signified the inauguration of the Passport Issuance Decentralization policy of the administration, saying it was the first of many more to be established in every local government area in the country and designed to offer specialised services to Nigerians.
“It is the future. The goal is to have a facility like this in every local government in the country. Every Nigerian has the right to a Nigerian passport and it is our responsibility to put it in the hands of anyone desirous of it within the shortest possible time, without stress,” Aregbesola said.
“The passport should be available in maximum of 72 hours of a successful application. Where there are issues, the applicant must be notified within 48 hours.”
