The Nigerian Immigration Service has directed former
Nigerian public office holders to immediately surrender
official and diplomatic passports issued to them while they
were in office.

The action, officials say, is based on the directive of
President Muhammadu Buhari.
The categories of officials affected by the directive are
former governors, former ministers, former senators,
former members of the House of Representatives, and
former members of state Houses of Assembly.

Others are former commissioners, for 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been revoked and should return them to the Nigeria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,” the Comptroller-General of the
Immigration Service, Martin Abeshi, said in a statement
Monday.

“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
Immigration Service to retrieve all valid diplomatic and
official passports from all persons not entitled to hold such
documents.

“The attention of the Federal Government has been drawn to
the fact that some Nigerians who are not entitled to hold
diplomatic and official passports are in possession of these
documents,” a statement by Yusuf Isiaka,the Director of
Press, Federal Ministry of Interior, said at the time.
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.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/09/buhari-withdraws-diplomatic-passports-of-ex-govs-ministers-others/

K

good move anyway

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All of dem na dsame Foliticians.....

Great job...without ex-presidents especially Jonathan and his wife passports.