A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Darlington Nwauju has described events, programmes and policies serially churned out from the Ministry of Interior under Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, as sheer civilian revolution.
He said “At different fora and platforms, I had declared that Nigerians must place their microscope on the happenings at that Ministry, dispassionately compare the key performance indices set by the Ministry and the visible/tangible score card”.
According to Nwauju, the majority opinion of several analysts is that Dr Tunji-Ojo and the Ministry of Interior remains the silver lining in the current administration, therefore, a positive reference point for service delivery, planning, excellence, team work and frugality.
“This was one Ministry in Nigeria once seen as ‘Ministry for Holiday Affairs’ under past administrations, but a young patriotic and selfless Nigerian stepped into the same dead Ministry and has turned it into the envy of both diaspora Nigerians and those at home with the promotion of over 50,000 paramilitary officers across.
He noted that the agencies under the Ministry, has witnessed rehabilitation of some correctional centres, remodeling of fire service academy, launch of contactless biometric passports, deployment of over 40 eGates across Abuja, Lagos, Kano, Enugu and Port Harcourt international airports.
Also that it has established command and control center, launched safe school initiative, and enhanced e-passport facilities etcetera.
“The recent launch of the eGates by President Bola Tinubu which is one of the achievements of the Interior Ministry, is a glimpse of reassurance for safer borders and improved internal security.
“Unarguably, the Interior Ministry under Dr Tunji-Ojo has set very high standards of performance for all public office holders in Nigeria today and clearly, his appointment by Mr President oxygenates debates for recruitment of more youths to handle sensitive positions”, Nwauju added.