Jonathan inaugurates new e-passport
President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday inaugurated Nigeria’s new 64-page e-passport.
Launching the e-passport at the Presidential Villa before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive meeting, Mr President called on Nigerians to protect the image of the country by shunning uncomplimentary statements and actions.
He and Vice President Namadi Sambo later took turns to be captured in order to be issued with the new travel document.
According to the President, the pages of the travel document had to be increased from 32 to 64 to cater for frequent travelers who change their passport almost every other month because of limited pages for visa.
He tasked officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service to protect the integrity of the passport by ensuring that it cannot be easily faked.
He also asked officials who man the nation’s airports to ensure that they conduct themselves in a manner that will portray the country well before visitors.
The new passport which takes effect from August 1 attracts a fee of N20,000.
