The federal authorities has ordered the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to right away withdraw or deactivate Passports of individuals who’ve renounced Nigerian citizenship.
The Minister of Inside, Mr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, gave the directive on behalf of the federal authorities.
He mentioned some individuals have renounced their citizenship however nonetheless carry their paperwork.
“This directive applies to Nigerians whose requests for renunciation have formally been authorised by the president,” the minister mentioned.
Tunji-Ojo maintained in an announcement signed by his Media Adviser, Alao Babatunde, that the Ministry of Inside, saddled with the duty of citizenship integrity, derived the facility from the provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of Part 29 of the 1999 Structure (as amended).
He quoted the structure as follows: “(1) Any citizen of Nigeria of full age who needs to resign his Nigerian citizenship shall make a declaration within the prescribed method for the renunciation.
(2) The president shall trigger the declaration made underneath subsection (1) of this part to be registered. Upon such registration, the one who made the declaration shall stop to be a citizen of Nigeria”.
Tunji-Ojo added that when an individual ceases to be a citizen of Nigeria, he can not carry any sovereign doc of Nigeria, together with the Nation’s passport.
The minister famous that this transfer is in line with the passport and visa reforms undertaken by the Ministry lately.
He famous that the transfer aligns with ongoing passport and visa reforms launched by the Ministry of Inside, aimed toward strengthening nationwide safety and bettering identification administration methods.
“We’ll proceed to strengthen methods that safe Nigeria’s borders, forestall identification fraud, protect the sanctity of Nigerian citizenship, and facilitate reliable journey whereas stopping unauthorised or ineligible entry,” the minister mentioned.
The directive is predicted to reinforce the credibility of Nigeria’s journey paperwork and be certain that solely eligible residents benefit from the rights and privileges connected to Nigerian nationality.