'Address undue delay in getting international passport' – Ondo Speaker tells Immigration

<h2>Mr Olamide Oladiji, the Speaker, Ondo State House of Assembly, has called on the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to ensure that Nigerian citizens get their international passport without undue delay.</h2>, <p>The speaker expressed the readiness of the House to partner with the NIS in combating child trafficking and other needed areas.</p>, <span>Mr Olamide Oladiji, the Speaker, Ondo State House of Assembly, has called on the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to ensure that Nigerian citizens get their international passport without undue delay.</span>, <p>Oladiji made the call on Friday, July 21, 2023 when Mr Kayode Afolabi, Comptroller of NIS, Ondo State Command, paid him a visit in his office. According to the speaker, the rate at which people complain about delay in getting international passport is worrisome.</p>, <p>“The NIS Command should take urgent steps to address any impediments that may be responsible for delays in passport issuance.</p>, <p>“It is the right of every Nigerian that desires to obtain passport at any time without unnecessary impediment,’’ he said.</p>, <p>The speaker said that there should be a lasting solution to the issue of passport delay, especially “at this critical time that people wish to travel out for medical checkup or visitation.”</p>, <p>He expressed the readiness of the House to partner with the NIS in combating child trafficking and other needed areas.</p>, <p>“I can assure you that we are going to partner with you in our various constituencies and give you information regarding child trafficking,” he said.</p>, <p>Oladiji also said that there was need to always carry members of the assembly along during recruitment exercise into the immigration service. He said that such a step would enable them to carry their constituents along.</p>, <p>“It is from you that we can get the genuine recruitment advertisement, so that as representatives of our people we can let them know.</p>, <p>“We have a lot of graduates who don’t have jobs. So, we will partner with you for the devel