Authorities of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has declared the readiness to participate and provide security during the forthcoming Presidential, National and State Assembly elections.
The Comptroller of Immigration, Bayelsa State Command, Sunday James, while speaking on Monday in Yenagoa, said following the directives of the Minister of Interior,Rauf Aregbesola and the Comptroller-General Isa Jere Idris to ensure non-nigerians are not in possession of Voters card and participate in the voting process.
Comptroller James also announced that a combatant force of the Nigerian Immigration Service have been deployed to border towns, “we have met with the key stakeholders and community of non-Nigerians on the development. We have also informed those who are into the business of expatriates.”
“Our officers are at the toll gates of Bayelsa State and other bother areas. And our men have been intercepting and apprehending those on illegal entry.Our operational vehicles are positioned on the road and our operatives are on Surveillance while awaiting further FG directives.”
He said the preparedness of the NIS followed a meeting held between the Comptroller-General, Isa Jere Idris and Comptrollers and Assistant-Comptrollers Generals of States and Zones,” the meeting with the Comptroller-General, Isa Jere Idris at the headquarters in Abuja where he addressed us on what must be done as patriotic officers.”
“He directed that for us our statutory mandate must be sustained as non-partisan officers that should act with high level professionalism.”
The Comptroller of Immigration,Bayelsa State Command, Sunday James also conducted media practitioners on the tour of the renovated operational headquarters of the Immigration service following the devastating effects of the last flood.
A well constructed drainage channels with covered canopy stands to stop any form of flooding and protect officers from torrential rain down pour. Most the offices including the office of the State Comptroller have been reconstructed with all toilet systems replaced.
According to Sunday James, the reconstruction and massive renovation efforts was achieved with the support of the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola and the Comptroller-General Isa Jere Idris,” with these renovation and reconstruction efforts, officers and men of the command does not have the excuse not to perform optimally and professionally.”