Avoid distractions, Group tells Minister

From: Femi Oyelola Kaduna

A Group under the auspice of Concerned Northern (CNF)
The forum has called on Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji Ojo to keep up the good work he is doing at the Ministry and avoid all arsenal to distract him.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary of the Forum Amodu D. Philip made available to the media in Kaduna yesterday.
The statement stated that the Minister has proven to be one of the shining lights of this administration.
The statement added that Nigeria has been historically bedevilled by a laborious and time-wasting passport application process that has become a cesspool of corruption in some individuals to greedily fill their pockets while Nigerians lament.
“ Thus, Olubunmi Tunji Ojo’s stride at modernizing and digitalizing our passport application process is a step in the right direction.
“His commitment to keeping with his promise is also to be commended. The honourable minister on assuming office gave a time frame and calendar for when his reforms will start taking place and he has kept to this time set excellently.
“ In a country where we have been accustomed to promise and failed leadership, Honourable Olubunmi Tunji Ojo has shown himself as a rare breed and a trailblazer, a young mind whose energy, focus and patriotism to the nation is admirable.
“As a progressive organisation committed to our dear nation’s development, a better life and stable economy, translating to a better livelihood to all citizenry, Concerned Northern Forum in its wisdom thinks The following is the acclaimed crimes of the Minister.
“Clearance of 204,332 passport backlogs and over 50,000 new passports in three weeks.”