The Nigerian Immigration Service have directed all former public office holder to surrender their diplomatic and official passport issued to them while in office.
Categories of Officials affected are former Ministers, Governors, Ex Senators,former Members House of Representatives and Former member State house 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.Officials says the action is based on president Buhari Directive
Comptroller-General of the Immigration Service, Martin Abeshi, in a statement Monday said,
“These categories of persons are hereby informed that these passports which were previously held by them have been revoked and should return them to the Nigeria Immigration Service Headquarters Sauka Abuja with immediate effect,”
“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.”
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