In under two years at the helm of the Ministry of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has spearheaded sweeping reforms that have reshaped the ministry’s operations, delivering efficiency, innovation, and unprecedented results across key sectors under his supervision.
1: Border & Immigration
🛂 40 E-Gates Nationwide
📘 Contactless Biometric Passport System
📑 200,000 Passport Backlogs Cleared
📑 3.5 Million Passports Issued
💰 ₦28bn Passport Debt Cleared
🌍 Digital CERPAC Platform
👮 Arrests of undocumented Immigrants
2: Security & Law Enforcement
🚔 Rehabilitation of Correctional Facilities
🎯 Command & Control Centres
🔥 1,069 Illegal Refineries Destroyed
📡 Telecom Installations Secured
🤝 Collaboration with Military, Police & DSS
3: Safety & Emergency Services
🚒 Improved Fire & Emergency Response
🏫 Remodeling of Fire Service Academy (Abuja)
🏫 Safe School Initiative
👩✈️ Special Female Squad for School Protection
4: People & Performance
👨🏫 Periodic Training for Officers
📈 ₦6 Trillion Revenue in 2024
👥 Recruitment of 30,000 Personnel
With this catalogue of reforms and new personnel to drive implementation, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has redefined the Ministry of Interior’s role in Nigeria’s national development agenda, proving that with vision and decisive leadership, transformative change is possible within a short span of time.
