Ex-govs, ministers refuse to surrender diplomatic passports
About three weeks after leaving office, former governors, ministers and lawmakers have yet to return their diplomatic passports. According to the law, holders of such passports are required to return them to the Nigeria Immigration Service at the expiration of their tenure. But findings by Saturday PUNCH on Friday indicated that most of the holders of the diplomatic passports were illegally holding on to them. A diplomatic passport holder has free access to diplomatic lounges and consul licence number plate, among other privileges. Our correspondent also learnt that ex-commissioners, top Federal Civil Service officials and council bosses were among those