Open Letter to President Tinubu: Tunji-Ojo Needs Protection As Monstrous Passport Cabal Fights Back!

It’s not a coincidence. No. And we, members of the Renewed Hope Collective (RHC), saw it coming! The moment the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu made the bold decision to appoint Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo as Minister of Interior and the minister declared his intention to implement the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda without fear or favour, we knew he would get into trouble. We didn’t know it would be so soon!

The monstrous passport cabal is after him for daring to break their stranglehold on long, deliberate delays in passport production, which was costing the country billions of dollars in foreign exchange but was hugely profitable to the cabal! Tunji-Ojo belongs to an unenviable select group of change-makers who predictably would incur the wrath and ferocious resistance of the sectorial cabals profiting from the existing modus operandi in dire need of cleansing.

The minister reminds one of the late Chief Bola Ige, who promised to “turn stone into bread” in the power sector, having been appointed minister of power by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Both his talk and walk suggested that he was, indeed, going to turn things around, but the powerful and desperate energy sector cabal frustrated his efforts until he was eased out.

Another go-getter who had to fight her sectorial cabal tooth and nail was the late Prof. Dora Akunyili when she was the Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). There was nothing the cabal in the food and drug sector didn’t do either to sabotage her effort or eliminate her. Death threats, charms and attempted assassinations were regular occurrences just because the woman was determined to rid Nigeria of fake products.

Tunji-Ojo is their latest target!

The cabal has been making a mountain of the molehill of the alleged involvement of New Planet Project Limited in the award of contracts by the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu.
They have smelt blood, and sharks that they are, they are coming for the Interior Minister!

Indeed, Tunji-Ojo founded the company 10 years ago, but he resigned from directorship in 2019 when he contested for the House of Representatives and has not been involved in the Management of the company since.

On a Channels TV programme on Monday night, he produced a Certified True Copy of Corporate Affairs Commission as far back as 2019 to prove this. He is also NOT a signatory to the accounts of the company and his traducers have not shown any proof that he was a DIRECT beneficiary of the contract awarded to the company.

It is precisely to avoid a potentially legally untenable situation as envisaged in the civil service regulations that the Minister resigned his appointment in the company five years ago! In only a few months since he was appointed minister, see the list of his achievements:

-Elevated the Ministry of Interior from a mere public holiday-declaring office to a proper result-oriented supervising ministry.

-Announced a two-week timeline for processing passport applications; promised the commencement of home and office delivery of passports to applicants from February 2024 and kept his promise and scored the first PR points for the government.

-Threatened to commence the execution of the principle of reciprocity in international relations by halting the visa-on-arrival privilege granted foreign nationals whose countries subject Nigerians to rigorous visa application processes.

-Commenced personal upload of passport photographs on NIS passport application portal; and established more e-passport offices in Europe.

-Led the advocacy for fair compensation for paramilitary officers, insisting that their salaries must align with those of the Nigeria Police Force personnelCommenced arrangements to set up a functional pension board for paramilitary personnel as a mechanism to secure their future.

-Cleared fines and compensations worth N585 million for 4,068 inmates nationwide on account of their inability to pay their fines as penalties for crimes committed, all in an effort at prison decongestion.

-Improved operational capacities of agencies and parastatals under his ministry to the extent that popular governance, policy and strategic management expert, Dr Joe Abah, documented the pleasant outcome of his random visit to the Nigeria Immigration Service headquarters.

The cabal is NOT blind! The cabal was to destroy what it fears – positive change!

The Renewed Hope Collective (RHC) wants the public to know that it’s the Passport Cabal that is behind the campaign of calumny against Tunji-Ojo! Nothing more, nothing less!
We urge President Tinubu, GCFR, to remain focused and steadfast in the implementation of this Renewed Hope Agenda, but to be mindful of beheaded snakes in the system who do not wish him and the country well!

This fight is bigger than Tunji-Ojo, bigger than his office, and bigger than the Ministry! The President who sent him on this mission for renewed hope MUST protect him from a monstrous cabal that threatens to swallow him alive!

 

Renewed Hope Collective
Abuja (and in Diaspora)
13, Mungono Street
Kubwa - Abuja

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Truth is he's the only minister working and I just hope Tinubu does not make that mistake of touching him.

To some people especially obidents, this is more a political point for them but they don't know that this man remaining in office benefits them more than him leaving the office.

There is no fucking passport cabal fighting him but his criminality running after him. Unfortunately, he has gone down already. This man has done and still doing well, but here it a case if a serious breach of public trust and accountability.

JagabanB:
To some people especially obidents, this is more a political point for them but they don't know that this man remaining in office benefits them more than him leaving the office.

Nothing new. Many corrupt indicted and convicted criminals are still useful in government offices under this dispensation including the notorious criminal who put him there. Others include Matawalle, Gandollar, Atiku Bagudu. A criminal remains a criminal no matter how it is painted.

Racoon:
Many indicted and convicted criminals are still useful in government offices under this dispensation including the notorious criminal who put him there. Others include Matawalle, Gandollar, Atiku Bagudu. A criminal remains a criminal no matter how it is painted.

Just Iike Obi.
No matter how he's painted.

Op, Obi and the Gbajue gangs.

Truth is the minister is working, but why must he involve himself in corrupt practices knowing fully well it has severe consequences on him.
I might so claim he has left the company but in so far as his family has share in it, it's complicated. It's undoubtedly a corrupt nation full of mischievous people left and right.

JagabanB:
To some people especially obidents, this is more a political point for them but they don't know that this man remaining in office benefits them more than him leaving the office.

So because he drives a vehicle properly and gets people from point A to B in record time safely the owner of the car should cover his eyes whenever they catch him stealing fuel from the fuel tank with siphon after every trip?

Nigerians sha . . . Sentimentality no go kill una

Jking20:
Truth is the minister is working, but why must he involve himself in corrupt practices knowing fully well it has severe consequences on him.
I might so claim he has left the company but in so far as his family has share in it, it's complicated. It's undoubtedly a corrupt nation full of mischievous people left and right.

The man should be sacked and sent to prison. There should be no sacred cow in the fight against corruption in nigeria

JagabanB:
To some people especially obidents, this is more a political point for them but they don't know that this man remaining in office benefits them more than him leaving the office.

Fallacy of hasty generalization. I'm Obidient but I believe this man is the only person in the present government who is working excellently.

Truly, from what he has done in immigration, he belongs to the few personalities that worked passionately for the good of all. I categorize him among great people like Dora Akunyili, Okonjo Iweala and a few others who fought against cabals.

Tinubu would be stupid to remove him because he is the only minister boosting the image of his gloomy government.

Tinubu can sack him after I've gotten my 64pages passport make him wait small

The people of SS must be applauded for not supporting Betta edu in her corruption saga.

We know those who will always support their criminal tribesmen.

killsmith:
The people of SS must be applauded for not supporting Betta edu in her corruption saga.

We know those who will always support their criminal tribesmen.

Una go cry tire. Tunji-Ojo is going nowhere. He will be Minister for 8 years

Rubbish nonsense propaganda.

When he connived with Betta to steal a whopping #500m we did not know oo.

Besides, Tunji-Ojo has started stealing for a long time now.

If you remember the famous "off your mic" expose during Buhari's regime when the then Niger Delta Minister Godswill Akpabio accused House of Reps Committee members on NDDC of hijacking NDDC projects, Tunji-Ojo was the Chairman of that committee then.
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EreluRoz:
Truth is he's the only minister working and I just hope Tinubu does not make that mistake of touching him.

Over the past weeks I have known Tinubu to be a man of uncanning wisdom, a listening president, performance oriented and master strategist.

Suspending Edu and summoning Ojo is a masterstroke in leadership and management.

The truth is that none of them are saints, they've all soiled their hands one way or the other.

From APC to PDP to LP, Tinubu, Obi, and Atiku, they are all the same, in fact all politicians are not saints.

Let him learn from his mistakes and refund back the controversial money and continue his office. He's a goal getter.

That moment he's performing well, you see haters looking for his downfall.

Tinubu should please consider him. He's doing well

On point.
Seriously, it's very nauseating

killsmith:
The people of SS must be applauded for not supporting Betta edu in her corruption saga.

We know those who will always support their criminal tribesmen.

Forget this rubbish talk

If Tunji-Ojo is found wanting no matter how minute the crime is he must be prosecuted n jailed not only sacked.

Check my antecedent I am a Yoruba n Tinubu supporter, make una stop all this foolishness of supporting caught criminals because crumbs are dropped on your table

naija4life247:


Una go cry tire. Tunji-Ojo is going nowhere. He will be Minister for 8 years

Beremx:
That moment he's performing well, you see haters looking for his downfall.

Tinubu should please consider him. He's doing well

next is road safety and drivers licensing

Tunji Ojo got into trouble when he decided to loot the common wealth of the people

No excuse anywhere.

Jking20:
Truth is the minister is working, but why must he involve himself in corrupt practices knowing fully well it has severe consequences on him.
I might so claim he has left the company but in so far as his family has share in it, it's complicated. It's undoubtedly a corrupt nation full of mischievous people left and right.

Exactly.

Even if he's super and the best minister in Nigeria's history ( note i said IF), corruption is NEVER acceptable.

It still MUST be punished. With arrest, prosecution and you MUST be made to vomit all the loot.

Tunji Ojo isn't the only capable Nigerian as most of his defenders seem to think, his successor would even be challenged to work harder.

SeeWahala:


The man should be sacked and sent to prison. There should be no sacred cow in the fight against corruption in nigeria

I concur

Irrespective of whether he is culpable or not?

EreluRoz:
Truth is he's the only minister working and I just hope Tinubu does not make that mistake of touching him.

If truly he did a corrupt act, are you saying it should be overlooked?

JagabanB:
To some people especially obidents, this is more a political point for them but they don't know that this man remaining in office benefits them more than him leaving the office.

Obi is clean and you know it

JagabanB:

Just Iike Obi.
No matter how he's painted.

Beremx:
That moment he's performing well, you see haters looking for his downfall.

Tinubu should please consider him. He's doing well

Some of you wouldn't recognise propaganda even if it slapped you in your face.
This same guy you are advocating for was accused by Godswill Akpabio as being one of the greatest beneficiaries of fraud in the NDDC as chairman of The house of Reps committee on the NDDC.
Listen to Akpabio breaking it down in this video popularly tagged as OFF THE MIC VIDEO.
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https://youtube.com/shorts/puHjESd4WwU?si=PW1c9oMHHfHcH_sh

Written like the typical,zombified Nigerian,everything seen in a narrow prism of victimisation,corruption fighting back or nepotism.
It's that they claim the person is being victimised,those that want the status quo to remain are fighting back or he/she is being hounded due to the ethnic group he/she belongs.
Very few see it from the simple prism of what is right and what is wrong or illegal/legal.
What he has done is illegal,corrupt and breach of the laws of Nigeria and there is every likelihood it was a tit for tat between his company and that of Edu or her cronies.
Just like someone has pointed out,corruption is usually something most of these appointees came into office with and were involved in one corrupt deed or other before their appointments.Their new posts just sort of gave them the added audacity and power they think they now have from their office.
We will continue having problems with the mindset the average Nigerian goes into office and sees an office holder.
Op,do you know the kind of positive template and even international goodwill resulting in investments locally and internationally if Ojo were to be sacked or he resigns from office,meaning the present government is not just keen on the rule of law by ensuring a level playing field for all businessmen or women?
Who in God's name even says another person with a cleaner cupboard cannot do same thing Ojo is doing,if not better?