Tunji-Ojo: I’ll reform immigration, correctional centres

The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has announced plans to reform key sectors under the ministry in Nigeria.

Tunji-Ojo reaffirmed his commitment to executing the “Renewed Hope Agenda”, a transformative plan aimed at revamping immigration services, correctional service centres, and other crucial areas within the ministry.

The minister, who expressed his gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for the opportunity to serve, vowed to uphold the responsibilities entrusted to him.

According to a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the minister, Alao Babatunde, on Sunday, August 27, 2023, he stressed that his focus would be on ensuring that the government’s promises translate into meaningful action, making a positive impact on the lives of Nigerians.

In addressing challenges relating to immigration services, Tunji-Ojo highlighted his determination to enhance the experience of Nigerians seeking to register and obtain passports for various purposes.

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He said: “I would like to assure Nigerians of our desire to proceed with reforms in our immigration service, such that Nigerians can be treated with respect, and that we get to unbuckle all bottlenecks of passport collections – and see other issues associated with immigration services in general, are under control.”

Speaking on how he intended to reform the prison services, the minister noted that his administration would see towards alleviating congestion in prisons as well as providing inmates with the opportunity for rehabilitation and reintegration into society.

“I also would like to give assurance that under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, we would do everything humanly possible to making reforms to our correctional service centres,  such as the decongestion of our prison centers – of course, with beeming life, and hope we’d groom inmates and help inmates to ensure proper re-integration into the society,” Tunji-Ojo added.

On proposed reforms for the fire services, the minister said: “We would do everything within our power as a ministry to ensure that there are key reforms in our fire service centers, turn around the response time of our fire service to under fifteen minutes.”

The Star