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From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
The deputy spokesman of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, has dismissed controversy over the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate of the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, as “political noise” by detractors bent on derailing the “Renewed Hope Agenda. “
Agbese told journalists, in Abuja, that some political enemies are seeking to distract Tunji-Ojo from his reforms at the Ministry of Interior, by stoking controversy over his NYSC certificate.
Recall that in recent time, there have been controversy over the NYSC certificate of the Minister of Interior.
However, Agbese, while noting that Tunji-Ojo, since assumption of office as minister, has undertaken several transformations in the Nigerian Immigration Service, said the NYSC certificate controversy was “a hoax designed by desperate politicians who cannot match competence with results”.
According to him, “in less than a year, Dr. Tunji-Ojo has transformed the Ministry of Interior from a bureaucratic enclave into a model of efficiency.
“He cleared over 200,000 passport backlogs in just three weeks, introduced end-to-end automation that eliminated touting and racketeering, and opened new passport offices across several countries to serve Nigerians in the diaspora.
” Today, citizens can apply for and collect their passports within days, not months, and that’s a direct outcome of his leadership.
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“He has brought structure and discipline into the correctional system. Over 4,500 inmates were released to decongest our overcrowded prisons, biometric systems have been deployed to track escapees, and jailbreaks have practically become a thing of the past. ”
Agbese added ‘the so-called certificate scandal is nothing but noise. These are the same old tactics of distraction deployed whenever a young, effective leader begins to challenge the old order. The enemies of progress cannot stand the fact that the Renewed Hope Agenda is working through people like Dr. Tunji-Ojo.
“Governance is not about gossip; it’s about delivery. Every citizen can see the difference the Interior Ministry is making — faster services, cleaner processes, and greater accountability.
“If there are questions, let the institutions of state handle them — not political jobbers or social media mobs. The rule of law must not give way to mob hysteria. ”
