FG Approves Issuance of International Passports in 774 LGAs
The Federal Government Sunday said it has begun issuance of international passports in all the 774 local government areas in the country.
The passports will also be issued within 24 hours after application according to the Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola who inaugurated the Passports Express Centre at Maitama District, Abuja.
He said that the idea was in response to popular demands of Nigerians adding that under the new Maitama Passport Express Centre (MPEC), issuance of passports will no longer be stressful.
According to him, “MPEC is in response to the yearnings of the general public for the Ministry of Interior and the Nigeria Immigration Service to devise additional ways that the Passport Issuance process can be less stressful and more efficient.
“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.
“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.”
The passports will also be issued within 24 hours after application according to the Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola who inaugurated the Passports Express Centre at Maitama District, Abuja.
He said that the idea was in response to popular demands of Nigerians adding that under the new Maitama Passport Express Centre (MPEC), issuance of passports will no longer be stressful.
According to him, “MPEC is in response to the yearnings of the general public for the Ministry of Interior and the Nigeria Immigration Service to devise additional ways that the Passport Issuance process can be less stressful and more efficient.
“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.
“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.”
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