Buhari gives 6-month amnesty to illegal migrants in Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, declared six-month amnesty to migrants who have stayed in Nigeria beyond 90 days without resident permit.
Represented by Secretary to the Government of the Federation , Mr Boss Mustapha, Buhari said that the E-Registration was significant to the country’s drive for robust internal security and national development. He stated that the event reflected government’s deliberate commitment to harnessing accurate data of citizens and statistics of migrants, especially those who wished to stay beyond 90 days in Nigeria.
The president also pointed out that the migrant e- registration would flag-off the e-registration of all migrants in Nigeria to aid internal monitoring and integration, and assured government’s commitment to promoting fundamental rights of migrants.“This administration has approved the comprehensive passport reform aimed at enhancing the country’s identity-management, among other things.
“We wish to use the migrant e-registration centre as our platform for the internal monitoring and integration of migrants.
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