Nigerian Embassy In Germany Begins Novel Passport Intervention Process
BY ADEYEMI AKANJI, BAUCHI – To ease the stress Nigerians resident in Germany are going through to obtain or renew their International Passport, the Nigerian Ambassador to Germany, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar has flagged off a novel issuance and re-issuance of Nigerian passports in the German city of Cologne About.
A statement from the Nigerian Embassy in Germany, said the initiative came on the heels of the immense difficulties faced by Nigerian residents in Germany.
The statement said that the initiative will be carried out periodically to reduce the number of Nigerians resident in Germany seeking new passports or re-issuances.
The passport intervention programme had in attendance 150 children with multitudes of adults who trooped to the Embassy to be part of the epoch making event.
The statement further states; “The intervention which is the first of its kind was an impactful medium to save applicants the inconvenience of travelling to Berlin and Frankfurt to renew their passports.
There are plans by the Nigerian Embassy in Germany to also take the initiative to other German cities. No Nigerian citizen in Germany in need of a passport should be without one,” Ambassador Tuggar said.
The intervention also derailed a planned protest by dissident groups, as many of the members planned to be recruited left for the passport intervention.
Ambassador Tuggar, who is in his second term as envoy was first appointed in August 2017, by President Muhammadu Buhari.
During his tenure, he played a key role in attracting investments to Nigeria and was instrumental in the success of the 23rd session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
