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, 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“These categories of persons are hereby informed that these passports which were previously held by them have been revoked and should return them to the Nigeria Immigration Service Headquarters Sauka Abuja with immediate effect,” the Comptroller-General of the Immigration Service,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.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/189639-buhari-withdraws-diplomatic-official-passports-from-ex-governors-ministers-senators-others.html

Issokai

OK

NONSENSE.......

Izzorite

Good for them.

Good decisions taking

Highly necessary....

Good one baba Daura.Helep us add sand Sand into those thieves garri.

Buhari the hunter please continue the hunting job ur gullible supporters are strongly behind u








Barka da #100WastedDays

Lol

Yes! We dey behind him Kampe like Olumo rock.No room for thieves/miserable pipu in dis present govt.Wail on

temitemi1:
Buhari the hunter please continue the hunting job ur gullible supporters are strongly behind u








Barka da #100WastedDays

This is not the major problem facing the country oga!

These people are senior citizens and they ought to be treated as such either Tinubu,Yero,Amechi or even Sheriff.

Are we going back to Egypt80?

This attributes are only displayed by tyrants notin more.

Dont bother quoting me cos i'll not respond, i just aired my opinion feel free to say urs too.

eleko1:
Good one baba Daura.Helep us add sand Sand into those thieves garri.

So when one occupy's a political position he/she automaticaly bcomes a thief? If yes then u are to be blamed cos your vote made it possible.