The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has pledged support towards fast-tracking visa processing for international observers accredited and willing to monitor the forthcoming general elections in the country.
A memo by the office of the Comptroller General of Immigration (CGI), Isah Idris, and obtained by PREMIUM TIMES, ordered the concerned authorities to quickly process the pending visa applications, noting that “the presence and participation of accredited international observers have become an established norm in our national election exercises.”
The memo, which was dated 17 February and referenced: NIS/HQ/CGI/149/11/189, was signed by M.M Saddiq, a comptroller of Immigration Service.
