AREGBESOLA said with deployment of state- of- the- art technology, the forty-eight hours timeline for acquiring an international passport was achievable if officials of the NIS eliminates human contacts and deal with racketeering, which has built an unusual economy around the passport issuance process.
He said the directive has become imperative because of the pains and agonizing experience many Nigerians are subjected to in their bid to procure the important travel document.
The Minister also directed the NIS to be on top of its game by putting in place a strict implementation process of the Border Management Strategy in order to ensure border safety and security.
AREGBESOLA urged the NIS to eliminate bottlenecks associated with procurement of international passport by adopting cutting edge technology that will reduce human interface.
The Minister of Interior, RAUF AREGBESOL disclosed this while flagging off the NIS Management retreat in Lagos.
