The officers and men of FESTAC Passport Office, Lagos, have expressed optimism that their former boss, the Deputy Comptroller of Immigration, Kayode Adedigba, who is now Passport Control Officer in charge of the Ikoyi Passport Office, will succeed in his new portfolio by bringing sanity to his new office.
Adedigba, who was recently transferred to the Ikoyi Passport Office, reportedly transformed the FESTAC passport office through the ease of biometric enrolment (data capture), erasing the painful experience of many Nigerians in the quest for international passports.
The officers, who stated this in their birthday message to Adedigba, who will clock 54 years today, felicitate with the deputy comptroller, who they described as “amiable boss,” praying that he would witness many of it in happiness and joy.
Adedigba, had late last year, caught the attention of the Executive Director of Guardian Newspapers Limited (GNL), Anita Ibru, who was surprised with the new transformation and ease of the process when she went for her biometric enrolment (data capture).
The CSO, who was pleased that the painful experience of many Nigerians in the quest for international passports was gradually becoming a thing of the past in FESTAC Town, noted that the transformation drive of the PCO within the five months he assumed office ”is not only commendable and encouraging, but should be emulated by other passport offices across the country.”
Ibru, who paid a courtesy call to the office of the PCO after her biometric enrolment, said the PCO had practically solved the problems in the unit.
“I was surprised when I got here for my capturing, and I was impressed with the ease of the process. I was so impressed. There was discipline across the rank and file of the officers. It wasn’t business as usual, which prompted me to pay this visit,” she said.
