The Federal government has directed former Nigerian public
office holders to immediately summit official and diplomatic passports issued
to them while in office. This is due to a directive from President Muhammadu
Buhari
Those affected by the directive are erstwhile governors, erstwhile
ministers, erstwhile senators, former
members of the House of Representatives, former members of state House of
Assembly, former Commissioners, special advisers/ special assistants former chairmen/deputy chairmen of
local government areas, all retired
heads of parastatals and retired heads of parastatals and retired public servants.
This is however according to a statement by the Comptroller-General of the
Immigration service, Martin Abeshi, on Monday.
In His words:”the aforementioned category of persons are hereby
informed that these passports which were previously held by them have been
recalled revoke and should return them to Nigeria Immigration Service
Headquarters Sauka Abuja with immediate effect. Carefree attitude shown to 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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