Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has been commended by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State for what the party called “superlative performance” in his first two years in office.
In a statement on Thursday, APC spokesperson Darlington Nwauju said the minister had delivered reforms that exceeded expectations and reshaped a ministry long perceived as inactive.
Among the achievements highlighted were the clearance of a 200,000-passport backlog, the rollout of enhanced biometric passports across Europe, and the centralisation of Nigeria’s passport system. Tunji-Ojo was also credited with establishing a paramilitary academy, remodelling the Fire Service Academy, and creating a Civil Defence Mining Marshall credited with boosting revenues in the mining sector from ₦6 billion to ₦48 billion.
The minister has overseen the promotion of more than 100,000 officers, improved welfare conditions in 246 correctional centres, and facilitated the release of 4,000 inmates by raising ₦585 million to settle fines. Factories producing furniture, leather goods and footwear were also launched in prisons to support rehabilitation and skills training.
Nwauju noted that Tunji-Ojo recently secured presidential approval for the recruitment of 30,000 Nigerians into paramilitary agencies, positioning him as a key advocate of President Bola Tinubu’s “renewed hope agenda.”
According to the APC, the minister’s reforms have “shattered glass ceilings” and established new benchmarks in governance and institutional accountability.
