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THE Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, stated that 204,322 international passports are now ready for collection, out of a backlog of over 300,000 he met upon taking office.
Ojo made the revelation during a news conference in Abuja today, revealing that just 99,901 of the total amount ready for collection had been collected.
He asked Nigerians to get their uncollected passports.
Tunji-Ojo also stated that the ministry was collaborating with the immigration service and their contractors to ensure that international passports be sent straight to Nigerians’ preferred addresses beginning next year.
