In fullfilmemt of his promise to deepen passport issuance reform efforts to ensure seamless passport issuance processes across issuing centres, the acting Comptroller General of Immigration (Ag. CGI), Isah Jere Idris has ordered a special Task Force to proceed to Ikoyi Passport Office to clear all existing backlog of applications.
According to a statement issued on behalf of the Acting Comptroller General, by the service’s Public Relations Officer, Amos Okpu, mnipr, an Assistant Comptroller of Immigration, the order was a follow up to the reports the Acting Comptroller General received about delays being experienced by some applicants who applied for Passports at the Ikoyi Passport Office Lagos.
Okpu said the Acting Comptroller General has also assured applicants who have enrolled into the system in Ikoyi office of the service that the taskforce team shall commence issuance of notifications for collection to applicants whose passports are ready.
He added that the team which commenced the clearance exercise on arrival at Ikoyi Lagos has the mandate to ensure that all outstanding Passport applications are sorted out within the week.
It would be recalled that upon assumption of Office, the acting Comptroller General has promised to deepen the Passport issuance reform efforts to ensure seamless Passport issuance processes across issuing centres.
“The Acting Comptroller General of Immigration wishes to use this opportunity to assure Passport applicants who have been enrolled into the Passport system in Ikoyi Lagos that the Team shall commence issuance of notifications for collection to applicants whose Passports are ready,” the statement said.
It added that the Acting CGI has promised that some drastic changes will be made in the station to improve the quality of service delivery.
Meanwhile, the Acting CGI has appealed to prospective passport applicants to endeavour to visit the Service’s website immigration.gov.ng to apply and make payment for the Passport categories of their choice and avoid patronising anybody who would request them to make any cash payments for passports.
