President Tinubu's Extension of CG Immigration Kemi Nandap's Tenure is Well Deserved - Dr. Fasakin

I, Dr. Stephen Olawale Fasakin, KSM, National President, University of Ilorin Alumni Association and Deputy Chairman, Association of Nigeria Universities Alumni, on behalf of the entire alumni family, wish to most heartily commend His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for graciously extending the tenure of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Mrs. Kemi Nanna Nandap, a distinguished alumna and a true Better By Far product of the University of Ilorin.

The extension is well merited, timely, and in the best interest of national security and service delivery. Mrs. Nandap has proven to be one of the most reform-minded and result-driven public servants in this administration.

Her sterling achievements that deserve the extension include:

1. Passport Reforms & Service Delivery:

She cleared over 200,000 passport backlogs within weeks of assuming office, centralized passport production to increase capacity from 300 to 5,000 per day, and fully digitized the passport application process to curb racketeering and restore dignity to Nigerians.

2. Border Security and Technological Innovation:

She launched the landmark e-Border Solution Project with Command and Control Centre, Advance Passenger Information System (APIS), Passenger Name Record (PNR), deployment of e-Gates at all international airports, drones and AI-driven surveillance, and consolidated over 15 million migration records into the Border Control System.

3. War Against Human Trafficking and Transnational Crime:

As DCG Migration and now as CG, she coordinated operations that rescued 137 victims of human trafficking and dismantled 42 trafficking syndicates, and strengthened collaboration with IOM, INTERPOL, ECOWAS and the EU.

4. International Recognition and Regional Leadership:

She was elected Chairperson of the ECOWAS Heads of Immigration Forum in 2024, championed the ECOWAS Biometric Identity Card for regional integration, and secured international partnerships including modern document verification tools from the Netherlands.

5. Personnel Welfare and Capacity Building:

She prioritized the welfare and professionalism of officers through improved health insurance and pension, and initiated specialized trainings in document fraud detection, migration data analysis and border management for over 87 senior officers.

Mrs. Nandap, the third female to lead the NIS in its history and a graduate of Biochemistry from the University of Ilorin with Masters in International Relations and an MBA, has brought intellectual depth, discipline and innovation to reposition the NIS in line with President Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda.

We of the University of Ilorin Alumni family are proud of her and assure Mr. President that she will use this extended tenure of 18 months to deepen these reforms and consolidate on institutional excellence.

Thank you, Mr. President, for believing in merit and competence.

God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Signed:

Dr. Stephen Olawale Fasakin, KSM

National President, University of Ilorin Alumni Association

Deputy Chairman, Association of Nigerian Universities Alumni

Former Personal Assistant to Chief M.K.O. Abiola