Nigerian Foreign Affairs Minister visits Botswana

Onuh made this appeal during the visit of Nigerian Foreign Minister, Chief Ojo Maduekwe to Botswana this week.Onuh said Nigerian citizens resident in Botswana face a lot of challenges in obtaining the new E-passports.

"The introduction of these passports requires applicants to be physically present at our Consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa in order to capture their finger-prints, photos and other information, prior to the issuance of the passports," he said. This, he added, created challenges for those who had lost their old passports or others who had to travel with babies born in Botswana. "If this service is decentralised it would definitely alleviate the suffering of our people living in this Republic," said Onuh.