Good People, I had a business in Washington DC yesterday and got into the Nigerian embassy to get a passport for my younger boy. When I went to the embassy, I found less than 12 people who came to get possibly a passport/visa. And within minutes, everyone was gone. The workers there were EXCELLENT.
In short, I could not believe the level of transformation which the team has engineered that a place which used to look like Terminus Market Jos, Ariaria Market Aba and Oshodi Market Lagos is now calm. I want to commend the Government, the Minister in charge of the embassy, the consulate general and all the people executing the mission. You have all done well.
In the past it used to be a mayhem with young people asking for help to get their passports which have been waiting for months. What I saw yesterday was a world-class system in all forms. Truly commendable.
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That takes me to this point: whatever Nigeria has done in the passport issuance system in America, can we replicate it in other areas? They have fixed this problem that I assume no one needs any big man or woman for a passport. Little things and one by one, Nigeria can improve. Salute to the #TeamPassportNigeria
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