A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Mr Darlington Nwauju, has lauded the Minister of Interior, Mr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, and described events, programmes, and policies of the ministry under Tunji-Ojo as “sheer civilian revolution.”
Nwauju, recently a spokesperson of the Rivers State chapter of the APC, said, “At different fora and platforms, I had declared that Nigerians must place their microscope on the happenings at that Ministry of Interior and dispassionately compare the key performance indices set by the ministry and the visible/tangible scorecard.
“The majority opinion of several analysts remains that Dr. Tunji-Ojo and the Ministry of Interior remain the silver lining in the current administration, therefore, a positive reference point for service delivery, planning, excellence, teamwork, and frugality.”
According to Nwauju, this was one ministry in Nigeria once seen as the “Ministry for Holiday Affairs” under past administrations, and he noted that “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.”
He said: “The promotion of over 50,000 paramilitary officers across the agencies under that ministry, rehabilitation of some correctional centres, remodelling of the fire service academy, launch of contactless biometric passports, deployment of over 40 e-Gates across Abuja, Lagos, Kano, Enugu, and Port Harcourt international airports, establishment of a command and control centre, launch of the safe school initiative, enhanced e-passport facilities, etc. are pointers to the revolution going on in the Ministry under Dr. Tunji-Ojo.”
Nwauju said: “The recent launch of the e-Gates by President Bola Ahmed 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 the recruitment of more youths to handle sensitive positions.”
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