I have decided to share this because we cannot as a people continue criticize only our government officials who have disappointed us without appreciating those few who have chosen to be different by serving with all they have got to make a difference.
Situated along the beautiful and serene Airport Road, Suaka village Abuja, the Nigeria Immigration Service headquarters had before now been almost one obscure large expanse of land though with some beautiful buildings scattered here and there as if done in a hurry.
That however, was before the coming of the Service's present Comptroller General, Mohammed Babandede MFR, aka Mr Project. A visitor passing along that same road is instantly confronted with eye popping beauty of the edifices that seem to have sprung up over night.
Of particular interest are the Technology building which is almost completed and has been described as the "World in your finger tips". It is believed that the commissioning of this project will not only take synergy with all security Agencies to a level never imagined but will also bring other Security Agencies, the world over to just a button away.
As I write this post, the Service is having it's AWARD NIGHT right inside the new breathtaking Auditorium built by Mr Talk and Do, Mohammed Babandede MFR.
The CGIS, whose vision is to turn the Service to "A MODERN, EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT IMMIGRATION SERVICE MANNED BY WELL TRAINED AND MOTIVATED OFFICERS", seems to have sworn a secret oath to accomplish this.
Today, under his watch, the Service boasts of the New e-passport with ten years validity and linked to the National Identity Card and the holders BVN. Your guess is as good as mine, no more hiding place for criminals.
Already, the registration of all foreigners in the Country through the migrant e-registration is on. Another brain child of the digital CGIS.
This definitely is his most recent response to his VISION which is :
TO STRENGTHEN THE SECURITY AND PROSPERITY OF NIGERIA THROUGH EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT BORDER SECURITY AND MIGRATION MANAGEMENT "
Every passing day, Mr Project continues unrepentantly to write his name in the sands of time.