Today, at the conferment of Nigerian Citizenship to 385 Foreign Nationals by Pres. @MBuhari, who was represented by the VP, @ProfOsinbajo, the Federal Government announced the introduction of the ‘Brown Card’ to four categories of Foreign Nationals. They four categories are;
1. Foreign nationals of African descent who desire to make Nigeria their homeland through the ‘Privilege of Return’
2. Foreign nationals who desire to invest in Nigeria in line with established guidelines
3. Foreign nationals who had demonstrated exceptional talents, knowledge
and skills in rare fields of Science, Technology, Medicine, Engineering, the Arts, Sports and other areas as might be determined from time to time.
4. Male foreign nationals married to Nigerian women for a minimum period of one year.
Your 71st birthday anniversary is unique because of the following: 1. A climax of political aspiration and attainment.
2. A remarkable milestone in life and a sign of divine grace.
3. A testimony to political resilience, sagacity and tenacity.
You must indeed be eternally grateful to almighty Allah for his immeasurable support and mercy in your life.
Your life is memorable; it is therefore important to emphasize Yoruba ethos of leadership for reflection.
Age is the essential qualification for leadership in our clime.
Professor Gbadegeshin outlined the various categories of Yoruba elders. These are Agba, Agbalagba and Agbasanko. These are the core and soul of a Yoruba community. They determine its morality, virtue and character.
At 71, you are already in that league of AGBA in our community.
I join the leadership of our party, starting from President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR; the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, GCON; the National Chairman of our Party and other members of the National Executive Council (NEC),
members of the PCC; other leaders of the party, members nationwide and admirers to congratulate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT, the President-elect, and Alhaji Kashim Shettima, the President-elect, on their victory at the February 25, 2023 Presidential election.
It has been a long and arduous journey, from the Primrose Circle, the Senatorial bid and victory, Justice Forum/June 12/NADECO struggle, to Sunday Adigun/BATCO Gubernatorial struggle and victory, the governorship experience and MANDATE era in Lagos,
Today, I led the management of the @MinOfInteriorNG and her agencies on an inspection visit to the Kuje Custodial Centre that was recently attacked by gunmen suspected to be terrorists.
There was a platoon of the Nigerian Army with sophisticated weapons, elite men of the Nigeria Police Force, Officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence, and armed officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service, on ground during the time of the attack.
We have a world class facility by any standard. I am disappointed with the level of defence. We had enough men to protect the facility but unfortunately they couldn't hold their position effectively for defence and that was the reason for the breach.
Another electoral cycle has rolled by and we are now in that season again in Osun. We should thank God for the democratic right to participate in the electoral process of electing our leaders.
As you all know, this is a two staged process. The first is intra-party, meaning that our party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), will democratically nominate its candidate. The second stage, inter-party, will take place in a state-wide election sometime in July, God willing.
For this first stage, I am appealing to all our party members to participate but peacefully in the primary election taking place today. They should avoid any form of violence, brigandage and disorderliness.
To permanently curb the complaints of difficulty in obtaining Passports from the NIS, today, I held a meeting with the Leadership of the Nigeria Immigration Service (@nigimmigration) and all Passport Control Officers in Nigeria and Immigration Attachés around the world.
It has become imperative that we review our operations and rejig our system, in order to be able to offer excellent services to our clients. We need to review a system from time to time to see if it helps best to serve and realise the objectives.
One, I declared a zero-tolerance stance to all forms of touting. No applicant will be made to pay any illegitimate fees. We are going to embed security operatives – seen and unseen – in all our passport offices. They will wear body cameras.